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The Sopranos is the "richest and most compelling piece of television no, of popular culture that I've encountered in the past twenty years... [it's a] meditation on the nature of morality, the possibility of redemption, and the legacy of Freud," writes critic Ellen Willis in This Thing of Ours: Investigating The Sopranos. Edited by David Lavery, the book collects 18 essays by academics covering a range of subjects, such as the conflicting roles of men and women, obesity, "Old Jersey" versus "Nouveau Jersey," food, music and more. The essays are at once entertaining and serious pieces of social criticism.
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The Sopranos is the "richest and most compelling piece of television no, of popular culture that I've encountered in the past twenty years... [it's a] meditation on the nature of morality, the possibility of redemption, and the legacy of Freud," writes critic Ellen Willis in This Thing of Ours: Investigating The Sopranos. Edited by David Lavery, the book collects 18 essays by academics covering a range of subjects, such as the conflicting roles of men and women, obesity, "Old Jersey" versus "Nouveau Jersey," food, music and more. The essays are at once entertaining and serious pieces of social criticism.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Fulfills its promise of a fair trial... [and] provides a dose of fun at the end." -- New York Magazine
"The essays are at once entertaining and serious pieces of social criticism." -- Publishers Weekly
"A gloriously over-the-top exercise, proof--if any more were needed--of the way The Sopranos is now embedded in the culture generale. (It is proof, also, that the academy has not entirely lost its sense of humor.)" -- The Wall Street Journal
"As the cleverly chosen subtitle suggests: it is a good place to start, both for scholars and fans, and for those numerous people who are both." -- Film International
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Midway through the first season of The Sopranos, the protagonist's psychotherapist, Jennifer Melfi, has a not-exactly-traditional family dinner with her middle-class Italian parents, son, and ex-husband Richard La Penna ["The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti"/1008]. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
female narrative authority, fit male body, mob wives, mob life, waiting room scene, gangster genre, pork store, ungrateful heart, original movies, season episode, original programming, narrative position Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Tony Soprano, David Chase, Bada Bing, North Jersey, Amour Fou, Don Corleone, Father Phil, Jackie Aprile, Big Pussy, Jennifer Melfi, Dream of Jeannie Cusamano, Mean Streets, Richie Aprile, The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti, Garden State, Guy Walks, Martin Scorsese, Old Jersey, Pax Soprana, Reservoir Dogs, Army of One, Fortunate Son, Nouveau Jersey, Pine Barrens New!
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Midway through the first season of The Sopranos, the protagonist's psychotherapist, Jennifer Melfi, has a not-exactly-traditional family dinner with her middle-class Italian parents, son, and ex-husband Richard La Penna ["The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti"/1008]. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
female narrative authority, fit male body, mob wives, mob life, waiting room scene, gangster genre, pork store, ungrateful heart, original movies, season episode, original programming, narrative position Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Tony Soprano, David Chase, Bada Bing, North Jersey, Amour Fou, Don Corleone, Father Phil, Jackie Aprile, Big Pussy, Jennifer Melfi, Dream of Jeannie Cusamano, Mean Streets, Richie Aprile, The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti, Garden State, Guy Walks, Martin Scorsese, Old Jersey, Pax Soprana, Reservoir Dogs, Army of One, Fortunate Son, Nouveau Jersey, Pine Barrens New!
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- The Sopranos: A Family History by Allen Rucker on 10 pages
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- The Singing Detective (Unabridged text of the television series) by Dennis Potter on page 131, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Why Study the Media? by Professor Roger Silverstone on page 94, and Back Matter
- Donnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone in Front Matter, and page 198
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- Roll over Adorno: Critical Theory, Popular Culture, Audiovisual Media (S U N Y Series in Postmodern Culture) by Robert Miklitsch on 12 pages
- Reading Six Feet Under: TV to Die for (Reading Contemporary Television) by Kim Akass in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Action Chicks: New Images of Tough Women in Popular Culture by Prof. Sherrie A. Inness on page 228, and page 229
- Reading The Sopranos: Hit TV from HBO (Reading Contemporary Television) by David Lavery in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Buried Caesars, And Other Secrets Of Italian American Writing (Suny Series in Italian/American Studies) by Robert Viscusi in Back Matter
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