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Brett Martin
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Writing & NarrativeWho is Brett Martin in the Agency editorial?
Brett Martin is an American journalist and the author of the book Difficult Men, about the television dramas of the turn of the century. Issue.16 names him once, in the author's prose, as the writer of that book, under an image of its cover.
In short
Brett Martin is an American journalist and the author of Difficult Men. In the Agency editorial he appears in a single sentence of Issue.16, the edition about James Gandolfini and The Sopranos. Under an image credited to Amazon, the edition says that "Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution" is a book written by Brett Martin that explores the rise of complex, morally ambiguous characters in television dramas during what is often called the Golden Age of Television. The edition says nothing else about him.
Key facts
- Who is Brett Martin?
- An American journalist, author of the book Difficult Men, about the television dramas that began with The Sopranos.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Brett Martin?
- In Issue.16, in one sentence of the author's prose that presents the book "Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution".
- What does Issue.16 say about his book?
- That it explores the rise of complex, morally ambiguous characters in television dramas during the period often called the Golden Age of Television.
Who is Brett Martin?
Brett Martin is an American journalist. He wrote Difficult Men, the book that Issue.16 cites. The edition identifies him only as the writer of that book and gives no other information about him.
How does Brett Martin appear in Issue.16?
Issue.16 says that society is long past the archetype of perfect heroes and that the Golden Age of Television can prove it. It then shows an image credited to Amazon and writes that "Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution" is a book written by Brett Martin, about the rise of complex, morally ambiguous characters in television dramas. The following sentences say that this storytelling revolution started on January 10, 1999, when The Sopranos premiered on HBO, and introduce the anti-hero. That is the only mention of Brett Martin in the editions.
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