Staying tuned
Subtitle: contemporary soap opera criticism
By: edited by Suzanne Frentz.
Contributors: Frentz, Suzanne.
Publisher: Bowling Green State University Popular Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Bowling Green, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Soap operas -- History and criticism
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 mediated 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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.