{"product_id":"the-age-of-melodramatic-miniseries-9781476691626","title":"The Age of Melodramatic Miniseries","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Glamour, power, champagne breakfasts in satin sheets--welcome to television''s most dazzling and overlooked genre: women-centric melodrama miniseries of the 1980s and 1990s. Decades before \u003ci\u003eReal Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e, rags-to-riches fantasies depicting strong women overcoming tragedy to take charge of their destinies were a big hit with TV audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Reflecting the greed is good ethos of the day and encoded with feminist messaging, these glitzy, often camp stories depicted statuesque superwomen facing off with square-jawed men in boardrooms and bedrooms. This book explores the shows that epitomized the prime-time soap era and gave us such memorable scenes as Stefanie Powers trading lovers with her twin sister, Joan Collins fighting Nazis in \u003ci\u003ehaute couture\u003c\/i\u003e and Phoebe Cates demanding, Which one of you bitches is my mother?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deep literary dive into all those sumptuously over-ripened, over-the-top miniseries we can never forget…lyrical, deliciously witty, and backed-up with a myriad of good, solid facts.\"—John De Vito, co-author of \u003ci\u003eEpic Television Miniseries: A Critical History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One—Defining the Genre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Overview of the ­Female-Centric Melodramatic Miniseries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Novels for Television…. Lost in Adaptation?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Women of Substance: Character Types and Tropes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Reception of the Melodramatic Miniseries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two—Analyzing the Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. A Woman's Place: Mother, Family, and Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Lady Bosses: Work, Power, and Conflict\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Lifestyles of the Rich and Vacuous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Melodrama, \"Down Under\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: List of Cited Miniseries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Methods for Reception Analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040515621207,"sku":"9781476691626","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476691626.jpg?v=1750946986","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-age-of-melodramatic-miniseries-9781476691626","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}