Author John De Vito currently works in the media center of the Boston Public Library, where he serves as a member of the film selection committee. Frank Tropea attended the University of Massachusetts—Amherst and went on to receive his M.A. from Harvard University. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      Chapter 1 • Beginnings: The Melodramatic Impulse      Chapter 2 • The Triumph of the Heroic Slave      Chapter 3 • The Extraordinary Ordinary      Chapter 4 • Visions, Values and the Void      Chapter 5 • Transitional Places      Chapter 6 • The Lady Is a Champ      Chapter 7 • Outer and Outré Spaces      Afterword: Where We Are and Where Are We Going      Epic Miniseries Credits      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Author John De Vito currently works in the media center of the Boston Public Library, where he serves as a member of the film selection committee. Frank Tropea attended the University of Massachusetts—Amherst and went on to receive his M.A. from Harvard University. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      Chapter 1 • Beginnings: The Melodramatic Impulse      Chapter 2 • The Triumph of the Heroic Slave      Chapter 3 • The Extraordinary Ordinary      Chapter 4 • Visions, Values and the Void      Chapter 5 • Transitional Places      Chapter 6 • The Lady Is a Champ      Chapter 7 • Outer and Outré Spaces      Afterword: Where We Are and Where Are We Going      Epic Miniseries Credits      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Author John De Vito currently works in the media center of the Boston Public Library, where he serves as a member of the film selection committee. Frank Tropea attended the University of Massachusetts—Amherst and went on to receive his M.A. from Harvard University. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      Chapter 1 • Beginnings: The Melodramatic Impulse      Chapter 2 • The Triumph of the Heroic Slave      Chapter 3 • The Extraordinary Ordinary      Chapter 4 • Visions, Values and the Void      Chapter 5 • Transitional Places      Chapter 6 • The Lady Is a Champ      Chapter 7 • Outer and Outré Spaces      Afterword: Where We Are and Where Are We Going      Epic Miniseries Credits      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index