1st Edition
Canonical Network Television Critical Aesthetics and Cultural History, 1960-1999
1. Schizoanalysis: The Idea of a Television Canon 2. Canonical Television and Cinema Directors 3. Canonical Television Comedy 4. Canonical Television Documentary 5. Canonical Television Drama: From Play to Miniseries 6. Canonical Television Serials
Biography
Paul Giles is Professor of English in the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He is the author of eleven previous books on literature and culture.
Which television programmes stand as an enduring measure of the medium’s value? Giles situates various shows – ranging from Fawlty Towers to Heimat and Homicide – within an expansive historical tapestry, showing how they earned a lasting place as pinnacles of cultural achievement by drawing their power from the conditions of network broadcasting. The range of this book across both the history of television and aesthetics is remarkable.
Elliott Logan, Monash University, Australia
