Seinfeld |
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| Author:
| Mirzoeff, Nicholas |
| Series title: | BFI TV Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84457-201-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | BFI Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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This is a reflective, funny account of one of the most popularnbsp;TV sitcoms ever made:nbsp;
Seinfeld (1990-1998). Ostensibly a show "about nothing," its creator Larry David decreed that it should contain "no hugging, no learning."nbsp;Nicholas Mirzoeff explores Seinfeld’s obsession with the rules of everyday lifenbsp;in the key areas of comedy itself: dating , relationships, Jewishness and how to be a New Yorker, wherever you happen to live....
More Description This is a reflective, funny account of one of the most popularnbsp;TV sitcoms ever made:nbsp;
Seinfeld (1990-1998). Ostensibly a show "about nothing," its creator Larry David decreed that it should contain "no hugging, no learning."nbsp;Nicholas Mirzoeff explores Seinfeld’s obsession with the rules of everyday lifenbsp;in the key areas of comedy itself: dating , relationships, Jewishness and how to be a New Yorker, wherever you happen to live. Mirzoeff situates Seinfeld as an expression of Clinton-era America, from its consistently ironic take on social life, to the changing culture of sexuality and ethnicity.nbsp;This is a reflective, funny and occasionally digressive account of what it is to watch television.