RITUALS, MYTHS, and representations of gender in John Ford's epic The Quiet Manare examined in a new book on the film published this week by two NUI Galway academics.
The book, which was issued yesterday at the American Conference for Irish Studies in Galway, is a “critical analysis” from a “number of different perspectives”, according to joint editor Seán Crosson.
Luke Gibbons, John Hill, Ruth Barton, Adrian Frazier and Seán Ryder are among scholars of film and of Irish studies who have contributed to the work.
The book, which is published by Liffey Press, was edited by Mr Crosson and Rod Stoneman of NUI Galway’s Huston school of film and digital media.
The film’s complex relationship with Ireland, its context in Irish literature and its relationship with other films made by director John Ford are examined in the book.
Its “cult film” status since its release in 1952, its perceived place within indigenous Irish cinema and representations of women, are also examined, according to Mr Crosson.
The editors say that aspects of The Quiet Man"as myth, commodity and fetish and the celebration of a film that has sustained considerable academic attention and popular appreciation since its release" are analysed.
