Telenovelas

by Stavans, Ilan

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Title Statements

Full title :Telenovelas / edited by Ilan Stavans.

Summary

Drama! Excess! Men in bee suits! Though sometimes fantastical and dramatic, the telenovela differs greatly from U.S. soap operas and has 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 Telenovela cover a broad view of the genre, television's impact on Latino culture, as well as more in-depth discussions of specific telenovelas throughout the Spanish-speaking television audience in North America. Also explored is how telenovelas depict stereotypes, repsond to gender and class roles, and examine the differences in topic and thematic choices as well as production values unique to each country. -- from back cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Greenwood
Place of Publication:Santa Barbara, Calif
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 144 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780313364921, 0313364923, 9780313364938, 0313364931
oclc:ocn458890012
LC Classification:PN1992.8.S4
Dewey Decimal:791.45/6

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Feuilletons télévisés -- Aspect social … Feuilletons télévisés -- Histoire et cr… Latin America Téléromans -- Aspect social -- Amérique… Téléromans -- Histoire et critique. -- … Television soap operas Television soap operas -- History and c… Television soap operas -- Social aspects Television soap operas -- Social aspect…