| Telenovelas Contributor(s): Stavans, Ilan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0313364923 ISBN-13: 9780313364921 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $66.33 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies |
| Dewey: 791.456 |
| LCCN: 2009042546 |
| Series: Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.85 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drama Excess Men in bee suits Often erroneously compared to soap operas of the United States, outside of the necessary and sometimes fantastical dramatic story arc, however, the telenovela differs greatly from U.S. soap operas and have regional and cultural distinctions throughout Latin America. In Telenovelas, Ilan Stavans has gathered over two-dozen essays covering the telenovela for readers to better understand the phenomenon and its myriad layers. Branching off from radionovelas, the telenovela was exported from pre-Castro Cuba during the 1950s. The essays found in Telenovelas covers a broad view of the genre, television's impact in Latino culture, as well as more in-depth discussions of specific telenovelas throughout the Spanish-speaking television audience in the North America. Also explored is how telenovelas depict stereotypes, respond to gender and class roles, and examines the differences in topic and thematic choices as well as production values unique to each country. |