The Sopranos

by Dana Polan

"In its original run on HBO, The Sopranos mattered, and it matters still," Dana Polan asserts early in this analysis of the hit show, in which he sets out to clarify the impact and importance of the series in both its cultural and media-industry contexts. A renowned film and TV scholar, Polan combines a close and extended reading of the show itself-and of select episodes and scenes-with broader attention to the social landscape with which it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822344106
• ISBN13: 9780822344100
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 8.3"