{"product_id":"television-and-criticism-9781841501475","title":"Television and Criticism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelevision and Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e unites distinguished scholars from the fields of literary criticism, media studies, and film studies to challenge the traditional boundaries between high and low culture. Through a theoretical lens, this volume addresses such topics as the blurring of genres, television and identity, and the sophistication of television audiences by examining examples from soap operas, televised adaptations of classic novels, film noir, and popular shows like \u003ci\u003eQueer as Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlly McBeal\u003c\/i\u003e. Ranging from Shakespeare to \u003ci\u003eDragnet\u003c\/i\u003e, this comprehensive study will interest cultural studies scholars and media buffs alike.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A stimulating collection of well-researched critical essays which are likely to be of interest both to those who study and teach television and to the intelligent viewer.\"- Liz Roberts, Media Education Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction - Page 7 - Solange Davin and Rhona Jackson  Chapter 1: 'Our Common Cultural Heritage: Classic Novels and English Television' - Page 15 - Len Platt  Chapter 2: 'Aspects of the Soap Opera and Other Stories' - Page 25 - Dorothy Hobson  Chapter 3: 'Shakespeare on the American Television and the Special Relationship between the UK \u0026amp; the USA' - Page 37 - Curtis Breight  Chapter 4: 'Television as History: Hisotry as Television' - Page 49 - Anne Wales  Chapter 5: 'The story you are about to see is true\": Dragnet, Film Noir and Postwar Realism' - Page 61 - R. Barton Palmer  Chapter 6: 'The Skilled Viewer' - Page 75 - Rhona Jackson  Chapter 7: 'The Culture of Post-Narcissism: Post-Teenage, Pre-Midlife Singles Culture in Seinfeld, Ally McBeal and Friends' - Page 89 - Michael Skovmand  Chapter 8: 'Television's Vanishing Terms? Traditional Aesthetics and Television Drama in the Age of Reality TV' - Page 101 - Felix Thompson  Chapter 9: 'I've been searching my soul tonight': the Ally McBeal Effect' - Page 115 - Jill Barker","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042919907671,"sku":"9781841501475","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781841501475.jpg?v=1750956223","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/television-and-criticism-9781841501475","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}