Heroes in Contemporary British Culture - 9780367653675

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Heroes in Contemporary British CultureTelevision Drama and Reflections of a Nation in Change\nAuthor(s): Barbara Korte, Nicole Falkenhayner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367653675, 978-0367653675\nSynopsis\nThis book explores how British culture is negotiating heroes and heroisms in the twenty-first century. It posits a nexus between the heroic and the state of the nation and explores this idea through British television drama.\n\nDrawing on case studies including programmes such as The Last Kingdom, Spooks, Luther and Merlin, the book explores the aesthetic strategies of heroisation in television drama and contextualises the programmes within British public discourses at the time of their production, original broadcasting and first reception. British television drama is a cultural forum in which contemporary Britains problems, wishes and cultural values are revealed and debated. By revealing the tensions in .