by Christine Gledhill (Author), Linda Williams (Author), Christine Gledhill (Author), Linda Williams (Author)
Drawing on new scholarship in transnational theatrical, film, and cultural histories, this collection demonstrates that melodrama speaks to fundamental aspects of modern life and feeling. Contributors articulate new ways of thinking about melodrama that underscore its pervasiveness across national cultures and in a variety of genres.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 432
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 18 May 2018
ISBN 10: 0231180675
ISBN 13: 9780231180672