Presentist Anachronism and Ironic Humour in Period Screen Drama
Some recent historical period screen dramas systematically include presentist anachronisms and ironic humour. Examples are TV series “Bridgerton” and “The Great” and movies “Mary Queen of Scots” and “The Favourite”. ‘Ironic period screen drama’ demonstrates a successful method of resolving the tensi...
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University of Bremen
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Research in Film and History |
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| Online Access: | https://film-history.org/approaches/presentist-anachronism-and-ironic-humour-period-screen-drama |