Downton Abbey, ou comment représenter les rapports sociaux à travers la demeure et son espace by Victor Faingnaert

“…This article examines the characters’ complex relationships with the spaces and places that compose the Big House, in order to reassess Julian Fellowes’ conservative view of class and emancipation in the fictional universe of the series.…”
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Class Concerns in a Heritage Setting: Viewers’ responses to Downton Abbey on IMDb by Helge Ridderstrom

“…‘Official’ books on the series, written by Julian Fellowes’s niece and others, will be important references in the article. …”
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IRONY – THE STATUS SYMBOL OF UPPER CLASSES IN ENGLAND by Irina Aleksandrovna Tislenkova, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Glebova, Irina Vladimirovna Bgantseva, Ekaterina Yuryevna Ionkina

“…The aim of the study is to conduct sociolinguistic analysis of Julian Fellowes’s TV series script “Downton Abbey” to identify the language markers of irony, used by English aristocrats in the early XXth century, describe tactics and types of speech acts attached to irony, its impact on communicants. …”
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The image of the father in Downton Abbey: manifestation of identity in virtuous actions by Elba Díaz-Cerveró, Rafael Hurtado, María G. Crespo

“…The British television series Downton Abbey (directed by Julian Fellowes) could be considered a media phenomenon without precedent. …”
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How to apply the multi-strand narrative of American TV shows in a British series: the Downton Abbey’s case by Paolo Braga

“…Downton Abbey’s creators, producers Gareth Neame and screenwriter Julian Fellowes, asserted that they modeled their show after series like ER and The West Wing. …”
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