Title Irony in the Twilight zone : how the series critiqued postwar American culture / David Melbye

Published Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 225 pages) Series Science fiction television Science fiction television (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.) Contents Introduction -- Twilight zone harbingers -- Irony's philosophical legacy -- Technological irony -- Invasive irony -- Martial irony -- Sociopolitical irony -- Domestic irony -- Conclusion Summary This book explores the multiple types of irony-technological, invasive, martial, sociopolitical, and domestic-that were employed by the classic television show The Twilight Zone. Each of these uses of irony acts as a critique of a specific aspect of American culture, but all inform each other, creating a larger sense of social critique Bibliography Includes filmography and videography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed SUBJECT Twilight zone (Television program : 1959-1964) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83200033 Twilight zone (Television program : 1959-1964) fast Subject Irony on television. PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference. Irony on television SUBJECT United States -- On television Subject United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2021677113 ISBN 9781442260320 1442260327

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