Note
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1976
Description
The existence of a vast frontier prior to the twentieth
century afforded great opportunities and produced an optimism among the American people. When the lands filled up,
the frontier vanished and with it that optimism. In order
to recapture the feeling of hope associated with the existence
of a frontier, a whole mythology was built around the
Old. West and its chief representative, the cowboy. Modern
Texans, the subjects of Larry McMurtry's novels, are well
acquainted with legends of the Old West. But the myth bears
little resemblance to their own lives in a hectic, rapidly
changing modern Texas. It is necessary for the McMurtry
character to appreciate his heritage but sever himself from
it in order to cope with the twentieth century. In a
closed society limitations must be accepted and one must
find contentment in his own era rather than trying to escape
to another.
century afforded great opportunities and produced an optimism among the American people. When the lands filled up,
the frontier vanished and with it that optimism. In order
to recapture the feeling of hope associated with the existence
of a frontier, a whole mythology was built around the
Old. West and its chief representative, the cowboy. Modern
Texans, the subjects of Larry McMurtry's novels, are well
acquainted with legends of the Old West. But the myth bears
little resemblance to their own lives in a hectic, rapidly
changing modern Texas. It is necessary for the McMurtry
character to appreciate his heritage but sever himself from
it in order to cope with the twentieth century. In a
closed society limitations must be accepted and one must
find contentment in his own era rather than trying to escape
to another.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
96 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
13817
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1976
Date Text
1976
Date Issued (EDTF)
1976
Extension
FAU
FAU
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IID
FADT13817
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
VAUGHAN, ELIZABETH ANN.
Graduate College
Physical Description
96 p.
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Title Plain
VANISHED FRONTIER IN THE WORKS OF LARRY MCMURTRY
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Origin Information
1976
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
VANISHED FRONTIER IN THE WORKS OF LARRY MCMURTRY
Other Title Info
THE
VANISHED FRONTIER IN THE WORKS OF LARRY MCMURTRY