Description
Watching Sympathetic Perpetrators on Italian Television, 1st ed. 2019
Gomorrah and Beyond
Author: Renga Dana
Language: EnglishKeywords
drama; reception theory; audience; masculinity; mafia; antihero; politics; TV; criminality; American television; serial
334 p. · 14.8x21 cm · Hardback
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Offers the first in-depth study in any language of the representation and reception of criminality in recent and popular Italian television
Provides a clear introduction to contemporary, popular Italian television with a criminal focus, as well as Italian programming and viewing platforms
Discusses how Italian television products borrow from and elaborate upon popular examples of American serial television, such as The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, and The Wire, which gives it an international appeal