Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama
(2020)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
791.4572/MASTERPIECE/WES
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
DESCRIPTION
223 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781538134474, 1538134470 :, 1538134470, 9781538134474
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Introduction: "The allure of tradition" -- Mastering television -- Upstairs, downstairs and Downton Abbey -- The politics and culture of being Masterpiece -- Loving literature -- History lessons -- Masterly mysteries -- Quality assurance -- Acting up -- A Masterpiece travel guide
"What accounts for Masterpiece's longevity and influence? This book offers two reasons: the power of its drama and its aspirational appeal. Masterpiece delivers great stories, stories that transport, enthrall, enrich, and comfort us. But it also speaks to a uniquely American belief in the possibility of self-improvement, even self-transformation, through the acquisition of "culture""--