{"title":"New Releases","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"downton-abbey-the-estate-through-the-eras","title":"Downton Abbey: The Estate Through the Eras","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby \u003cstrong\u003eEllen Hernandez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe historical drama series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDowntown Abbey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ITV, 2010-2015), created by Julian Fellows, has gathered wide acclaim for its fascinating portrayal of British society and its class structures. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDownton Abbey: The Estate through the Eras\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author Ellen Hernandez analyzes the series’ historical context along with its portrayal of shifting periods and the manorial system. 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Examining class, gender, race, nostalgia, Anglophilia, and transatlantic fascination, among other topics, Hernandez demonstrates how and why modern audiences continue to connect emotionally to this series and its three films. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—Julie Anne Taddeo, Research Professor of History, University of Maryland and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eUpstairs and Downstairs: British Costume Drama Television from \u003c\/em\u003eThe Forsyte Saga \u003cem\u003eto \u003c\/em\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating and insightful read — and a lovely tribute to Julian Fellowes' work. 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