Description
"Franco Ricci's The Sopranos: Born under a Bad Sign marks the first major study in this decade of one of television's greatest dramas, and it was worth the wait. Ricci's knowledge of the series is profound and his insights - ideological, aesthetic, cultural - are multifarious and original. By the time I had reached the final page of this erudite, accessible, and well-written investigation into the small screen's finest contribution to the mob genre, I was ready to break out my Sopranos boxed set and start binge-watching the primary text again." -- David Lavery, editor of 'Reading The Sopranos' and 'The Essential Sopranos Reader' "The Sopranos: Born under a Bad Sign stands out among the books already devoted to the series. Ricci knows the show extremely well, and his readings of The Sopranos in light of contemporary debates about censorship, identity, and class are compelling." -- Dana Renga, Department of French and Italian, The Ohio State University
About the Author
Franco Ricci is a professor of Italian Studies at the University of Ottawa.
Reviews
'The Sopranos is a unique, extended meditation on Chase as auteur... This book should be of interest to students and scholars in film/television studies, media studies, Italian American studies and related fields. Ricci's analysis also stands as a useful and usefully extended, case study for those interested in semiotics, mass media, and aesthetics.' -- Michael R. Frontani Italian American Review winter 2015 'Ricci's study is compelling, innovative, and even surprisingly moving.' -- Liz Roberts Media Education Journal vol 57:2015 'Franco Ricci's The Sopranos: Born under a Bad Sign provides an interesting take on a controversial, but much-heralded, television series... It is an important read for those interested in psychoanalysis, social commentary, history, and American popular culture.' -- Nick Giorgio H-Italy December 2014 'Ricci's book is a carefully considered and detailed study with an exhaustive and nuanced understanding of the show.' -- James McNamara Australian Book Review, January-February 2015
Book Information
ISBN 9781442615717
Author Franco Ricci
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint University of Toronto Press
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 19mm