Breaking Bad and Dignity: Unity and Fragmentation in the Serial Television Drama (Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television) - Hardcover

Logan, Elliott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137513721 ISBN 13: 9781137513724

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

'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 Martin, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1137513721
• ISBN 13: 9781137513724
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192