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The Sopranos : born under a bad sign / Franco Ricci.
- Title
- The Sopranos : born under a bad sign / Franco Ricci.
- Author
- Ricci, Franco, 1953-
- Publication
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
- ©2014
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | PN1992.77.S66 R53 2014 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 324 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Often hailed as one of the greatest television series of all time, The Sopranos is a product of its era, firmly embedded in the problems of post-industrial, post-ethnic America. In The Sopranos: Born under a Bad Sign, Franco Ricci examines the groundbreaking HBO series and its impact as a cultural phenomenon. Ricci demonstrates an encyclopedic knowledge of the series, the genre, and their social context in his analysis of the show's complex themes and characters. He explores The Sopranos' deep engagement with problems of race, class, gender, and identity, specifically in its portrayal of the Italian-American experience, consumer and media-driven society, and contemporary psychosocial issues. The series' protagonist, Mafia boss and patriarch Tony Soprano, in many ways embodies the anxieties of our age. Focusing on Tony's internal struggles and interactions with his therapist, family, and associates, Ricci traces this archetypal character's existential conflicts and sheds light on his search for self, connection, and meaning. Comprehensive in scope and sophisticated in approach, The Sopranos: Born under a Bad Sign is richly rewarding reading for anyone with an interest in the popular television drama, both as entertainment and social commentary."--Publisher's description.
- Series Statement
- Toronto Italian studies
- Uniform Title
- Toronto Italian studies.
- Alternative Title
- Born under a bad sign
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction: "Coming heavy": revisiting, rereading, rethinking The Sopranos -- Inner sanctums -- When I grow up I want to be an American -- God help the beast in me -- Two Tonys: drawing conclusions from mediated mob images -- An appendix of verbal bits and visual bytes --Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9781442647640
- 1442647647
- 9781442615717
- 1442615710
- OCLC
- 871227934
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library