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Breaking Bad and Dignity: Unity and Fragmentation in the Serial Television Drama
Elliott Logan
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Description for Breaking Bad and Dignity: Unity and Fragmentation in the Serial Television Drama
Hardback. An ambitious interpretation of the critically celebrated and widely popular crime drama Breaking Bad, this book argues that not only should the series be understood as a show that revolves around the dramatic stakes of dignity, but that to do so reveals - in new ways - central aspects of serial television drama as an art form. Series: Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
An ambitious interpretation of the critically celebrated and widely popular crime drama Breaking Bad , this book argues that not only should the series be understood as a show that revolves around the dramatic stakes of dignity, but that to do so reveals - in new ways - central aspects of serial television drama as an art form.
An ambitious interpretation of the critically celebrated and widely popular crime drama Breaking Bad , this book argues that not only should the series be understood as a show that revolves around the dramatic stakes of dignity, but that to do so reveals - in new ways - central aspects of serial television drama as an art form.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television
Condition
New
Number of Pages
181
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137513724
SKU
V9781137513724
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Ref
99-15
About Elliott Logan
Elliott Logan teaches film and television aesthetics at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is the author of a number of publications on style and meaning in serial television, with a particular focus on performance.
Reviews for Breaking Bad and Dignity: Unity and Fragmentation in the Serial Television Drama
'Elliott Logan's book breaks new and exciting ground in the critical appreciation of contemporary television drama. Based around the twin ideas of unity and fragmentation both of the characters who struggle to affirm their identities, and of the series itself as we consume it piece by piece this painstaking, vividly written analysis shows why Breaking Bad is outstanding TV.' Adrian ... Read more