{"product_id":"a-hitchcock-reader-hardback-9781405155564","title":"A Hitchcock Reader (Hardback) 9781405155564","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Hitchcock Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This richly intelligent book, even more indispensable in its new edition, illuminates every facet of Hitchcock's importance as artist, entertainer, and philosopher-poet. Essential for students and film buffs alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eDavid Sterritt\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D.Chairman, National Society of Film Critics; Professor Emeritus of Theater and Film, Long Island University\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Hitchcock Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an admirably well-assembled \u003ci\u003eentrée\u003c\/i\u003e to the endless realm of Hitchcock criticism. Film teachers, students, and critics are well-served by this far-ranging collection of essays of lasting value, insightful introductions, and detailed bibliographies.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eSidney Gottlieb\u003c\/b\u003e, Co-editor, \u003ci\u003eHitchcock Annual\u003c\/i\u003e; Professor of Media Studies,Sacred Heart University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With judicious additions and updated introductions, the seminal status of A Hitchcock Reader is established anew. Quite simply, the best anthology available on the master.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eRichard Allen\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor and Chair of Cinema Studies,Tisch School of the Arts,New York University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarshall Deutelbaum (Edited by), M Deutelbaum (Author), Leland Poague (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405155564, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 February 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.889 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The rewritten introductions to each section update scholarship on Hitchcock, engaging the reader in current debates among Hitchcock scholars and fans.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \"The detail is extraordinary and the insights remarkable and the director? He would have been flattered, but still retorted \"Oh it's only a movie!\"\" (\u003ci\u003eM\/C Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2009)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003eA Hitchcock Reader\u003c\/i\u003e aims to preserve what has been so satisfying and successful in the first edition: a comprehensive anthology that may be used as a critical text in introductory or advanced film courses, while also satisfying Hitchcock scholars by representing the rich variety of critical responses to the director's films over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea total of 20 of Hitchcock's films are discussed in depth - many others are considered in passing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esection introductions by the editors that contextualize the essays and the films they discuss\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewell-researched bibliographic references, which will allow readers to broaden the scope of their study of Alfred Hitchcock\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief Chronology xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart one: Taking Hitchcock Seriously 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Hitch and His Public 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Douchet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Hitchcock’s Imagery and Art 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaurice Yacowar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Retrospective 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Hitch as Matrix-Figure: Hitchcock and Twentieth-Century Cinema 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Orr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart two: Hitchcock in Britain 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Hitchcock’s The Lodger 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLesley W. Brill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Criticism and\/as History: Rereading Blackmail 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeland Poague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Alfred Hitchcock’s Murder!: Theater, Authorship, and the Presence of the Camera 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Rothman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Consolidation of a Classical Style: The Man Who Knew Too Much 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElisabeth Weis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Through a Woman’s Eyes: Sexuality and Memory in The 39 Steps 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles l. P. Silet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Rematerializing the Vanishing “Lady”: Feminism, Hitchcock, and Interpretation 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrice Petro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart three: Hitchcock in Hollywood 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. All in the Family: Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames McLaughlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Moral Universe of Hitchcock’s Spellbound 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Notorious: Perversion par Excellence 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Abel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Strangers on a Train 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart four: The Later Films 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Hitchcock’s Rear Window: Reflexivity and the Critique of Voyeurism 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Stam and Roberta Pearson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Finding the Right Man in The Wrong Man 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarshall Deutelbaum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Male Desire, Male Anxiety: The Essential Hitchcock 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. A Closer Look at Scopophilia: Mulvey, Hitchcock, and Vertigo 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarian E. Keane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. North by Northwest 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley Cavell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. “Oh, I See.…”: The Birds and the Culmination of Hitchcock’s Hyper-Romantic Vision 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn P. Mccombe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Mark’s Marnie 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichele Piso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. The Queer Voice in Marnie 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucretia Knapp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Rituals of Defilement: Frenzy 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTania Modleski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart five: Hitchcock and Film Theory: A Psycho Dossier 327\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Psychosis, Neurosis, Perversion 341\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaymond Bellour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Psycho’s Allegory of Seeing 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher D. Morris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. 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