| Staying Tuned: Contemporary Soap Opera Criticism Contributor(s): Frentz, Suzanne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0879725370 ISBN-13: 9780879725372 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 791.456 |
| LCCN: 91076365 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.82 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Staying Tuned: Contemporary Soap Opera Criticism examines serials. Broadcast first in 1926 on radio and since 1956 on television Monday through Friday 52 weeks a year, soap operas provide a clear promise to continue for as long as mass medicated entertainment exists. Over the last sixty years, billions have happily suffered along with the gallant men and women of the afternoon. A growing body of scholarly literature exists now to provide insights and suggest answers to the question of why so many continually return to the routine tragedies of daytime drama. Each of our chapters explores an aspect of soap opera which contributes to the endurance of the genre. |