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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[2020]
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a "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" "-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Television programs |z Great Britain |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Manners and customs on television. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x On television. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x Foreign public opinion, American. | |
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