Seinfeld, Master of Its Domain: Revisiting Television's Greatest Sitcom (Paperback)

~ (Editor), Sara Lewis Dunne (Editor)

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Product Description

After a slow and inauspicious beginning, Seinfeld broke through to become one of the most commercially successful sitcoms in the history of television.

This fascinating book includes classic articles on the show by Geoffrey O’Brien and Bill Wyman (first published in the New York Review of Books and Salon.com respectively), and a selection of new and revised essays by some of the top television scholars in the US – looking at issues as wide-ranging as Seinfeld’s Jewishness, alleged nihilism, food obsession, and long-running syndication. The book also includes a comprehensive episode guide, and Betty Lee’s lexicon of Seinfeld language.

About the Author

David Lavery is one of the leading figures of Television Studies in the United States. He teaches in the Department of English at Middle Tennessee State University, and is the author/editor/co-editor of nine books including Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks, 'Deny All Knowledge': Reading The X-Files, Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and This Thing of Ours: Investigating The Sopranos. Sara Lewis Dunne also teaches at Middle Tennessee State University, and is the co-editor of Studies in Popular Culture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (February 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826418031
• ISBN-13: 978-0826418036
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #539,349 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good compilation of journal articles/essays about seinfeld, November 5, 2006

By	A. Zifchak (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this during the tailend of my research for a paper on seinfeld and pop culture, and i wish i had found it first. it brought together many of the articles and book chapters i had found before (although some were reedited for maximum seinfeld discussion)and a bunch that i couldn't find through my university library. it's a great read for anyone interested in the cultural aspects of the show. book also includes a "complete" glossary of seinfeld terms, a complete listing of the episodes with synopses, and many interesting chapters. i liked this study much better than "seinfeld and philosophy," which i thought less captivating. and because many of these articles come from published works (books, scholarly journals) they have been well written and edited. all in all it was the perfect buy for my research.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars About Time Someone Did This!, August 2, 2007

By	C. A. Gore (Parts Unknown, New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well written with in text refrencing to specific episodes that isn't too invasive. Contains a variety of well written academic essays.

4.0 out of 5 stars Culture shock good read, February 21, 2009

By	William K. Solberg (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This product is a "reader" type, a book for those who like to read about each program that came from Seinfeld. This book comprises reviews by print medium people and the like. Well written, but heavy on cultural meanings and jazzy thoughts versus how the show was put together and what the back story was. There is not much about the personal lives of the actors as they did their magic. This is definitely not a book that tells much about the day to day operation that gave birth to this astoundingly good series.