With due respect: an introduction to Sopranos Studies
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Vol 46 (2011): Textos a escape: a literatura e a cultura na era dixital, Studies
Submitted: 29-04-2014
Accepted: 29-04-2014
Abstract
Television is becoming a legitimate object of study in the area of Comparative Literature. In this article the autor proposes, somewhat ironically, the creation of an academic sub-discipline called
Soprano’Studies, which would deal with both the formal and thematic aspects of this US soap opera on HBO, which rapidly became a cult series. The flexinarrative technique, which allows access to the televisual narrative mechanisms used in the series, is highlighted.
Soprano’Studies, which would deal with both the formal and thematic aspects of this US soap opera on HBO, which rapidly became a cult series. The flexinarrative technique, which allows access to the televisual narrative mechanisms used in the series, is highlighted.
Keywords:
entropy, narrative, postmodernism, Quality TV, series, television, The Sopranos