Deadwood

By Dramatizing The Intersection Of Self-interested Capitalism And Foundational Violence In A Mining Camp In 1870s South Dakota, The Hbo Series Deadwood Reinvented The Television Western. In This Volume, Ina Rae Hark Examines The Groundbreaking Series From A Variety Of Angles: Its Relationship To Past Iterations Of The Genre On The Small Screen; Its Production Context, Both Within The Hbo Paradigm And As Part Of The Oeuvre Of Its Creator And Showrunner David Milch; And Its Thematics. Harks Comprehensive Analysis Also Takes Into Account The Series Trademark Use Of Language: Both Its Unrelenting And Ferocious Obscenity And The Brilliant Complexity Of Its Dialogue.