David Milch

by Jason Jacobs, Jonathan Bignell (Editor), Sarah Cardwell (Editor), Steven Peacock (Editor)

Overview

This book is about the life and work of David Milch, the writer who created NYPD Blue, Deadwood and a number of other important US television dramas. It provides a detailed account of Milch’s journey from academia to the heights of the television industry, locating him within the traditions of achievement in American literature over the past in order to evaluate his contribution to fiction writing. It also draws on behind-the-scenes materials to analyse the significance of NYPD Blue, Deadwood, John From Cincinatti and Luck. Contributing to academic debates in film, television and literary studies on authorship, the book will be of interest to fans of Milch’s work, as well as those engaged with the intersection between literature and popular television.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526107091
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	10/17/2019
Series:	The Television Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	445 KB

About the Author

Jason Jacobs is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Queensland
Jonathan Bignell is Reader in Television and Film at the University of Reading, and Director of the Centre for Television Drama Studies
Sarah Cardwell is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury
Steven Peacock is Reader in Film and Television Aesthetics at the University of Hertfordshire

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Words 2 Character 3 Vision 4 Luck DavidMilch filmography Bibliography Index