| Description |
176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Note |
"Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title at the Museum of Television & Radio, New York and California, December 5, 1997-March 8, 1998"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168) and index. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Contents |
A word from Procter & Gamble -- Serial seduction: living in other worlds / Ron Simon -- Essays from "Soapland": O Pioneers!; Ivorytown, Rinsoville, Anacinburg, and Crisco Corners; The listening woman / James Thurber -- Architects of the afternoon / Robert J. Thompson -- Watching daytime soap operas: the power of pleasure / Louise Spence -- Different soaps for different folks: conceptualizing the soap opera / Jane Feuer -- Taking issue: social themes in the soaps / Laura Stempel Mumford -- As the world tunes in: an international perspective / Robert C. Allen -- The classic soap operas -- The legacy of Irna Phillips: a visualization. |
| Summary |
A collection of articles on television soap operas which trace the history of the genre from Dickens to the modern day, analyze the creative process of the genre, discuss the make-up of the audience, and examine differences in style and content of programs around the world. Also included are photographs, histories, and key themes for the classic series which have made a difference in the development of the genre; interviews with leading writers, producers, actors, and directors of soap operas; and three humorous commentaries written by James Thurber for the New Yorker in 1948. |
| Subject |
Television soap operas -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Television soap operas. |
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United States. |
| Indexed Term |
Geschichte |
| Added Author |
Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.)
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Worlds without end. New York : H.N. Abrams, 1997 (OCoLC)605056852 |
| ISBN |
0810939975 cloth |
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9780810939974 cloth |
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0810927772 museum paperback |
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9780810927773 museum paperback |
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