Melodrama : the nineteenth century soap opera : [an honors thesis (HONRS 499)]

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Authors
Zehringer, Mary K.
Advisor
MacGibbon, Alexander D.
Issue Date
1984
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Degree
Thesis (B.?)
Department
Honors College
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Abstract

The purpose of this work is to establish the relationship between the melodrama of the nineteenth century minor theaters and the twentieth century daytime drama or "soap opera." Because both mediums went through periods of transition, a representative example is used from each type in the evolution of melodrama and several examples from each stage in the evolution of the soap opera.