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Irony in the Twilight Zone: How the Series Critiqued Postwar American Culture (Science Fiction Television)

David Melbye

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Description:Rod Serling s pioneering anthology series TheTwilight Zone, which aired from 1959 to 1964, is remembered for its surprise twist endings. Even if certain episodes did not follow this narrative formula, they nonetheless exuded a pervading sense of irony. While other American television series of the time, like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Outer Limits, also experimented with ironic surprises, none depended on irony as much as Rod Serling s series. However, irony was not used merely as a structural device. Serling and his writers used it as a provocative means by which to comment on the cultural landscape at the time. Irony in The Twilight Zone How the Series Critiqued Post-War American Culture explores the multiple types of irony that Serling, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, and other contributors employed in the series: technological, invasive, martial, sociopolitical, and domestic. In this volume, David Melbye explains how each of these types acted as a critique of a specific aspect of American culture, but also how all informed each other, creating a larger sense of social commentary. This book also sets Serling s use of irony in its historical and philosophical contexts, connecting it to a rich cultural tradition stretching back to ancient Greece. The Twilight Zone endures because it uses irony to negotiate its definitively modernist moment of high social consciousness and low cultural escapism. With its richly detailed, frequently unexpected readings of episodes, Irony in The Twilight Zone offers scholars and fans a fresh and unique lens through which to view the classic series."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Irony in the Twilight Zone: How the Series Critiqued Postwar American Culture (Science Fiction Television). To get started finding Irony in the Twilight Zone: How the Series Critiqued Postwar American Culture (Science Fiction Television), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Rod Serling s pioneering anthology series TheTwilight Zone, which aired from 1959 to 1964, is remembered for its surprise twist endings. Even if certain episodes did not follow this narrative formula, they nonetheless exuded a pervading sense of irony. While other American television series of the time, like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Outer Limits, also experimented with ironic surprises, none depended on irony as much as Rod Serling s series. However, irony was not used merely as a structural device. Serling and his writers used it as a provocative means by which to comment on the cultural landscape at the time. Irony in The Twilight Zone How the Series Critiqued Post-War American Culture explores the multiple types of irony that Serling, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, and other contributors employed in the series: technological, invasive, martial, sociopolitical, and domestic. In this volume, David Melbye explains how each of these types acted as a critique of a specific aspect of American culture, but also how all informed each other, creating a larger sense of social commentary. This book also sets Serling s use of irony in its historical and philosophical contexts, connecting it to a rich cultural tradition stretching back to ancient Greece. The Twilight Zone endures because it uses irony to negotiate its definitively modernist moment of high social consciousness and low cultural escapism. With its richly detailed, frequently unexpected readings of episodes, Irony in The Twilight Zone offers scholars and fans a fresh and unique lens through which to view the classic series."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Irony in the Twilight Zone: How the Series Critiqued Postwar American Culture (Science Fiction Television). To get started finding Irony in the Twilight Zone: How the Series Critiqued Postwar American Culture (Science Fiction Television), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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