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Offline chowhound

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How the West was spun
« on: January 15, 2010, 11:39:32 pm »
Maybe others already know about this article by Annie Proulx but I only came across it a couple of days ago. It's longish but well worth a read. It could certainly provide a start for a discussion of the portrayal of "cowboy" culture in Brokeback Mountain:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/jun/25/featuresreviews.guardianreview24

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Re: How the West was spun
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2010, 02:05:16 pm »
Most interesting article. Thank you Chowhound!
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Re: How the West was spun
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2010, 04:18:39 pm »

Thanks for pointing this out!
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Re: How the West was spun
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2010, 06:23:42 pm »
Yes, thanks very much. It's a very interesting article.

Sort of Annie Proulx at her Annie Proulxiest.  ;D
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Re: How the West was spun
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2010, 09:02:30 pm »
There's Proustian...and there's Prouxian!!
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