Ryan Twomey
Springer International Publishing
e druk, 2021
9783030459949
Examining The Wire
Authenticity and Curated Realism
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Springer International Publishing |
2021
ISBN13: 9783030459949
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This book examines The Wire’s authenticity and its establishment of the series realism. Along with tracing creator David Simon’s onscreen critique of numerous failed American institutions, the book focuses on the connection between authenticity and realism in three distinct areas: language, character, and location. While it is shown that The Wire is indeed authentic, the study examines occasions where the language, characters, and even the location are ‘curated’. Yet, while we can witness these moments of curation, it is The Wire’s unflinching focus on authentic dialogue, authentic characterisation, and an authentic location that makes the series the most realistic, and arguably the best, television show of all time.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9783030459949
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing
Inhoudsopgave
<p>1. Curated Realism: The Wire’s Authenticity.- Authenticity & Realism.- Complex Television.- Authentic… for who?.- 2. 'Listen Carefully’: The Authentic Language of The Wire.- The Importance of Language.- Season One: Acronyms and Baltimore Police Profanity.- Season Two & Three: The Docks and the ‘War on Drugs’.- Drug Terminology, Baltimorean Accents, and ‘Motherfuckers’.- Season Four & Five: Education, Politics, and Print Journalism.- 3. Superheroes, Dickens, and Uncertain Endings: The Wire’s Authentic Characters.- Real-Life, Doppelgängers, Actors.- Dickensian?.- Bubbles’ Uncertain Ending.- Omar Little, Robin Hood, and Spiderman.- Curated Character Realism.- 4. ‘Dante’s Hell’: The Wire and the Authentic Representation of Baltimore.- David Simon’s Cities.- Sounds of the City.- Visual Realism.- Historical Fiction, Unrealistic Plots, and the Baltimore Streets.- The Real Baltimore.- 5. The Wire: The Legacy of On-Screen Authenticity</p>