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Masterpiece America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama

"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 possibilit...

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Main Author: West, Nancy Martha, 1963- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Subjects:
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
Television programs > Great Britain > History.
Manners and customs on television.
Great Britain > On television.
Great Britain > Foreign public opinion, American.
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Summary:"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" "--
Physical Description:256 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781538134474
1538134470
Author Notes:Nancy West is professor of English at the University of Missouri. She is the author of Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia (2000) and Tabloid, Inc.: Crimes, News, Narratives (2010).West's books have earned her appearances on PBS's The American Experience and the BBC's The Genius of Photography as well as keynote talks at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the London School of Design, and the Amon Carter Museum. She is a regular contributor to Written By magazine, The Atlantic, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Los Angeles Review of Books.

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