The Sopranos: Born Under a Bad Sign

by Franco Ricci

Book Overview

Often hailed as one of the greatest television series of all time, The Sopranos is a product of its time, 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442615710
• ISBN13: 9781442615717
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"