The Resource Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama, Nancy West
Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama, Nancy West
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The item Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama, Nancy West represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama, Nancy West represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- 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""--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 223 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Introduction: Masterpiece and 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
- Isbn
- 9781538134474
- Label
- Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama
- Title
- Masterpiece
- Title remainder
- America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama
- Statement of responsibility
- Nancy West
- Subject
-
- Great Britain -- Foreign public opinion, American
- Great Britain -- On television
- History
- History
- History
- History
- Manners and customs on television
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Great Britain
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Public opinion, American
- Public opinion, American
- Television programs
- Television programs
- Television programs -- Great Britain -- History
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Great Britain
- Language
- eng
- 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""--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- West, Nancy Martha
- Dewey number
- 791.45/72
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1992.77.M293
- LC item number
- W47 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Television programs
- Manners and customs on television
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Public opinion, American
- Television programs
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama, Nancy West
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Masterpiece and 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
- Control code
- 1154125515
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 223 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781538134474
- Lccn
- 2020008460
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030258484
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1154125515
- Label
- Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama, Nancy West
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Masterpiece and 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
- Control code
- 1154125515
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 223 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781538134474
- Lccn
- 2020008460
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030258484
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1154125515
Subject
- Great Britain -- Foreign public opinion, American
- Great Britain -- On television
- History
- History
- History
- History
- Manners and customs on television
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Great Britain
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Public opinion, American
- Public opinion, American
- Television programs
- Television programs
- Television programs -- Great Britain -- History
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Great Britain
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