Table of Contents

Introduction: from Franco to Almodóvar
The Approach to Spanish Television Drama of the New Golden Age
The Classic Serial: Public Service, Literarity, and the Middle-brow
Chronicles of a Village: Francoist Newsreel, Feature Film and Television
The Urban Sitcom: Community, Consumption, Comedy
Telebasura: Trash, Talk, and Reality
Almodóvar on Television: Industry, Thematics, Theory
Conclusion: A Day in the Life of Spanish Television

About the Author

PAUL JULIAN SMITH is Distinguished Professor in the Ph.D. Program in Comparative Literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Reviews

Essential reading for anyone working in the field.
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