Beschreibung:
"Biographical Television Drama breaks new ground as, to my knowledge, the first book-length exploration of the terms in which television engages in biographical storytelling. Backed by robust research in biography studies and British television history, Hannah Andrews deftly unravels the complexities behind the accessibility of biographical television drama. Her book tackles key questions head-on, notably rhetorics and style, narrative and performance and, innovatively, ethics, while also shedding light on the interconnections with other biographical screen forms through a rich corpus. This is an essential critical study that vindicates television drama's unique place in the histories and practices of screen biography."
Introduction.- CHAPTER ONE - Defining Biographical TV.- CHAPTER TWO - Tracing a history of Biographical TV Drama.- CHAPTER THREE - Institutional Contexts for Biographical TV Drama.- CHAPTER FOUR - Adapting Real Lives for TV.- CHAPTER FIVE - Representing Real Lives on TV.- Conclusion.