| Melodrama Contributor(s): Smith, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138283819 ISBN-13: 9781138283817 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $138.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - General - Literary Criticism | Drama |
| Series: Critical Idiom Reissued |
| Physical Information: 102 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1973, this book explores the genre of melodrama. After discussing the defining characteristics of melodrama, the book examines the dramatic structures of the two major and contrasting emotions presented in melodrama: triumph and defeat. It concludes with a reflection on the ways in which elements of melodrama have appeared in protest theatre. |