{"product_id":"telenovelas-ilan-stavans-9780313364921","title":"Telenovelas","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrama! Excess! Men in bee suits! Often erroneously compared to soap operas of the United States, outside of the necessary and sometimes fantastical dramatic story arc, however, the \u003ci\u003etelenovela\u003c\/i\u003e differs greatly from U.S. soap operas and have regional and cultural distinctions throughout Latin America. In \u003ci\u003eTelenovelas\u003c\/i\u003e, Ilan Stavans has gathered over two-dozen essays covering the \u003ci\u003etelenovela\u003c\/i\u003e for readers to better understand the phenomenon and its myriad layers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBranching off from \u003ci\u003eradionovelas\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003etelenovela\u003c\/i\u003e was exported from pre-Castro Cuba during the 1950s. The essays found in \u003ci\u003eTelenovelas\u003c\/i\u003e covers a broad view of the genre, television's impact in Latino culture, as well as more in-depth discussions of specific \u003ci\u003etelenovelas\u003c\/i\u003e throughout the Spanish-speaking television audience in the North America. Also explored is how \u003ci\u003etelenovelas\u003c\/i\u003e depict stereotypes, respond to gender and class roles, and examines the differences in topic and thematic choices as well as production values unique to each country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilan Stavans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313364923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313364921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 257","brand":"Ilan Stavans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44212964131071,"sku":"9780313364921","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbf9b6aa-7e8a-4099-ba55-575a3c5e40ae.jpg?v=1692111278","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/telenovelas-ilan-stavans-9780313364921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}