Soap opera
By: Dorothy Hobson.
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Soap operas -- Great Britain -- History and criticism; Soap operas -- United States -- History and criticism; Soap operas -- Australia -- History and criticism
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-215) and index.