Exploring Downton Abbey: Critical Essays - Softcover

 
9780786476886: Exploring Downton Abbey: Critical Essays
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786476885 ISBN 13: 9780786476886
Publisher: McFarland, 2018

Synopsis

The BBC television series Downton Abbey (2010-2016), highly rated in the UK, achieved cult status among American viewers, harking back to the days when serial dramas ruled the airwaves. The show's finale was one of the most watched in all of television history.

This collection of new essays by British and American contributors explores how a series about life in an early 20th century English manor home resonated with American audiences. Topics include the role of the house in literature and film, the changing roles of women and the servant class, the influence of jazz and fashion, and attitudes regarding education and the class system.

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About the Author

Scott F. Stoddart is the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey. He has written about culture, literature and the arts on such topics as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Stephen Sondheim and the Coen brothers. He is a host of the Sundance television series Love/Lust and a contributor to the PBS series American Icons.

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Publisher
McFarland
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0786476885
ISBN 13 
9780786476886
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
236
Editor
Stoddart Scott F.