Italian TV Drama and Beyond
Since its inception in the mid-1950s, the television drama has emerged as the dominant medium of contemporary storytelling in Italian society, with a steadily increasing supply of locally produced domestic dramas offering up competing versions of Italian identity. Informed by the nation''s rich historical and cultural heritage—as well as a string of notable foreign imports—the narratives discussed...
Since its inception in the mid-1950s, the television drama has emerged as the dominant medium of contemporary storytelling in Italian society, with a steadily increasing supply of locally produced domestic dramas offering up competing versions of Italian identity. Informed by the nation''s rich historical and cultural heritage—as well as a string of notable foreign imports—the narratives discussed...
