Alfred Hitchcock : the legacy of Victorianism

Alfred Hitchcock : the legacy of Victorianism / Paula Marantz Cohen.

This provocative study traces Alfred Hitchcock's long directorial career from Victorianism to postmodernism. Paula Cohen considers a sampling of Hitchcock's best films -- Shadow of a Doubt, Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho -- as well as some of his more uneven ones -- Rope, The Wrong Man, Topa...

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Main Author: Cohen, Paula Marantz, 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Alfred, > 1899-1980 > Criticism and interpretation.
Hitchcock, Alfred, > 1899-1980 > Influence.
Hitchcock, Alfred, > 1899-1980
Thrillers (Television programs) > History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Direction & Production.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Thrillers (Television programs)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Rise of Narrative Film; 2 Novel into Film: Sabotage; 3 Psychoanalysis versus Surrealism: Spellbound; 4 The Father-Daughter Plot: Shadow of a Doubt, Stage Fright, Strangers on a Train; 5 Digression: Rope, I Confess; 6 The Daughter's Effect: Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much; 7 Transition: The Wrong Man, Vertigo; 8 The Emergence of Mother: Psycho; 9 Beyond the Family Nexus: Topaz, Frenzy, Family Plot; 10 After Hitchcock; Notes; Index.

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