欧文·韦斯特与美国西部神话

　　CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
　　CHAPTER 2 THE DISCUSSION OF "MYTH" AND "THE WEST"
　　CHAPTER 3 AMERICA'S TRADITION OF MYTH-MAKING OF THE WEST BY INTELLECTUALS
　　CHAPTER 4 OWEN WISTER'S MYTH-MAKING BACKGROUND
　　CHAPTER 5 OWEN WISTER'S WESTERN MYTHOLOGY
　　CHAPTER 6 THE STRONG APPEAL OF WISTER'S MYTHOLOGY IN AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE
　　CHAPTER 7 LOOKING INTO WISTER'S MYTHOLOGY FROM THE NEW WESTERN HISTORY
　　CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSION

　　    王华荣，男，云南石屏县人，英语语言文学硕士，现为云南红河学院外国语学院副教授，主要研究领域为美国西部文学、文化。工作期间，曾到华东师范大学、美国阿肯色州立大学进修访学，主持完成科研项目"美国英语与美国文化的关系研究"，发表相关论文二十余篇。

　　    《欧文·韦斯特与美国西部神话》主要内容为Huarong Wang's examination of Owen Wister and his seminal novel will enlighten readers in China about how simple heroic tales set in exotic frontier locations in the United States became an aspect of nationalistic idealism.The “cowboy hero” had existed in American popular fiction before Wister's Virginian, but the cultural influence of this figure took on greater significance because of his representation in the novel-and later in Holly-wood films and television series. As Huarong Wang explains in this fascinating study, the myth of the American West took shape before Wister wrote his fictional tale, but once his hero rode into the popular imagination, the power of this mythology increased and galloped ahead throughout the twentieth century. This well crafted, thoughtful book contributes to our ongoing interest in the significance of stories that can reveal larger cultural issues and influence national identity.