The BBC television series
Downton Abbey (2010-2016) developed and produced by Academy Award winner Julian Fellowes, became a cultural barometer with American viewers harkening back to the days when televised serial dramas ruled the airwaves. The series finale was one of the most-watched in television history. Exploring
Downton Abbey is a collection of scholarly essays, written by both British and American scholars, that interrogate this cultural phenomenon-the essays challenge readers to explore how and why this British television serial about life upstairs and downstairs in a British, turn-of-the-century manor home resonates with American audiences, focusing on topics as diverse as the role of the house (Highclere Castle) in literature and film; the changing roles of women and the servant class; the influence of jazz and fashion; and the attitudes toward education and the class system within the series.
About the AuthorScott 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 broadly about popular culture, literature and the arts on such topics as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Stephen Sondheim and the Coen brothers. He is also a host of the Sundance television series
Love/Lust and a contributing correspondent to the PBS series
American Icons.
Book InformationISBN 9780786476886
Author Scott F. StoddartFormat Paperback
Page Count 236
Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 408g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 9mm