'The Prisoner' (1952) and the perpetrator in early post-war British television
Title'The Prisoner' (1952) and the perpetrator in early post-war British television
Author
Call number791.430909358/0022
Object number08675j
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherVallentine Mitchell
Year of publication
2013
Physical descriptionpp185-204
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780853038269
NotesArticle from the book 'Representing perpetrators in Holocaust literature and film' pp185-204
Description
Investigates the political implications of the 1952 British television play 'The Prisoner', an early representation of the modern state of Israel that provoked consternation due to its depiction of a murdered Israeli minister as a former Nazi. Jordan examines the implications of such representations regarding attitudes towards Israel in an essay which incorporates archival material revealing the play's evolution and reception