The Glass Teat

The Glass Teat

"The Glass Teat: Essays of Opinion on Television" (ISBN 0-515-03701-X) is a compilation of essays by Harlan Ellison for the "Los Angeles Free Press" 1970 on the effect of television upon society. The title implies that TV watching is analogous with being unweaned.

Allegedly, 'the book was highly regarded by television insiders and schools with media studies programs'.Fact|date=February 2007

Modern critics have noted that his criticisms have continued to remain relevant Fact|date=February 2007. The book's topics were dictated by the fashion of the day.

"The Glass Teat" is the first volume of a two-volume set. The second is known as "The Other Glass Teat".

External links

* [http://www.islets.net/essays/glassteat.html The Glass Teat: Essays of Opinion on Television]
* [http://books.regehr.org/reviews/glassteat.html The Glass Teat (John's Book Pages)]
* [http://www.michaelallsup.com/glass_teat.htm Another Glass Teat]


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