The hanging figure : on suspense and the films of Alfred Hitchcock / Christopher D. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Christopher D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980--Criticism and interpretation.

Hitchcock, Alfred.

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Summary:

Adopts a figural and deconstructive approach to suspense, focusing on representations of hanging figures in the films of Alfred Hitchcock.

Contents:

Part I. Theories of Suspense 17

2 Hitchcock on Suspense 37

Part II. The Iconography of the Hanging Figure 53

3 The Hanging Figure in Non-Cinematic Visual Art 57

4 The Hanging Figure in Hitchcock's Films 93

Part III. Suspense in Hitchcock 113

5 The Lodger: Deferred Identity in the Crucified Figure 115

6 Easy Virtue: Framing Nothing 127

7 The Ring: The Circularity of Reading 135

8 Spellbound: The Suspense of Black Marks on White 145

9 Notorious: Thresholds in the Glamorously Dangerous Charade 155

10 Rope: Suspense as the Absent Referent 167

11 Vertigo: The Futile Search for Something Tenable 185

12 North by Northwest: Groundless Figuration 199

13 Psycho: Empty Interiors 215

14 The Birds: Signs of a World Without Cause or Meaning 227

15 Torn Curtain: The Hanging Figure 239

Afterword: Figures of Suspense 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0275971368

OCLC:

48649181