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neo-Western en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A subgenre of the Western genre that includes contemporary settings and uses Old West themes, archetypes, and motifs.
   • In conversation with Cawelti's delineation, we now experience a revitalized genre, the neo-Western. Questions arise: Does the neo-Western signify a point in time when civilization has become so thoroughly corrupted and co-opted that savagery and lawlessness experience an inclining surge, creating a nihilistic outlook in comparison to the old epic/tragedy style which represented the best possible outcome for humanity? 2019, Douglas Brode, Shea T. Brode, editors, The Twenty-First-Century Western: New Riders of the Cinematic Stage, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 245:

Forms

Synonyms

contemporary Western · post-Western

Translations (1)

ru неове́стерн (Translations)