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Soap opera / Dorothy Hobson
Bib ID 2214737
Format BookBook
Author
Hobson, Dorothy, 1942-
 
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Description Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2003 
xvi, 224 p. ; 24 cm. 
ISBN 0745626548 (h/b : alk. paper)  0745626556 (p/b : alk. paper) 
Summary

"Accessibly written, Soap Opera links the genre to both its media and its literary heritage, and argues that soap operas cross international boundaries through the universal appeal of their characters and their stories. It will be of particular interest to students of media and cultural studies, literary studies, sociology and television production courses, as well as to professionals in the television industry."--BOOK JACKET.

Full contents
  • Preface: Why Soap Opera?
  • Introduction: History and Theories
  • Pt. I. The Soap Business. 1. Soap Opera and the Broadcasting Industry. 2. Elements of Production: Features of the Form
  • Pt. II. The Content of Soap Operas. 3. Soap Stars: Actors, Characters and Icons. 4. Soap Opera and Everyday Life: Decades of Domestic Drama. 5. The Big Issues
  • Pt. III. Soap Opera and its Audiences. 6. A Universal Form. 7. The Cultural History of Soap Opera and the Audience.
 
Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-215) and index.

Subjects Soap operas - Great Britain - History and criticism.  |  Soap operas - United States - History and criticism.  |  Soap operas - Australia - History and criticism.

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