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Author West, Nancy Martha, 1963- author.

Title Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama / Nancy West.

Publication Info. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  791.4575 WEST    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  791.4575 WEST    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  791.4572 WEST    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  791.45 WEST, NANCY    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  791.45 WES    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  791.45 WEST    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  791.45 WEST    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  791.4572 WES    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Non Fiction  791.45 WES    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  791.45 WES    Check Shelf

Description xxi, 223 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index.
Contents 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.
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""-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
Television programs -- Great Britain -- History.
Manners and customs on television.
Great Britain -- On television.
Great Britain -- Foreign public opinion, American.
Masterpiece theatre (Television program) (OCoLC)fst01365396
Public opinion, American. (OCoLC)fst01354087
Television programs. (OCoLC)fst01147026
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Online version: West, Nancy Martha, 1963- Masterpiece Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020] 9781538134481 (DLC) 2020008461
ISBN 9781538134474 (cloth)
1538134470 (cloth)
9781538134481 (epub)
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