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Hitchcock and Poe : the legacy of delight and terror / Dennis R. Perry.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.3.H58 P46 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perry, Dennis R.
- Series:
- Filmmakers series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hitchcock, Alfred.
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Criticism and interpretation.
- Poe, Edgar Allan.
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
- Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- This study explores the aesthetic of Poe and Hitchcock in terms of a set of common obsessions, techniques, and genres. The structure of the study revolves around Eureka, Poe's explicit and allegorical treatise on the development of the universe. Each chapter explores the similarities and differences between Poe's and Hitchcock's treatment of such issues as doubles, the perverse, voyeurism, and romantic obsession. While Hitchcock's films consistently mirror plots, imagery, and relationships within Poe's tales, Perry also shows how Hitchcock's resistance to the traditional trappings of gothic tales sets his films apart from the works of Poe and gives them a unique touch.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Hitchcock and Poe: Eureka and hitchcock's canon
- Ratiocination: original unity: "The purloined letter" and Murder!
- Apocalypse: crises of fragmentation: "The masque of the red death" and The birds
- Inexplicable predicaments: diffusion from the center: "The pit and the pendulum" and North by northwest
- Doubles: a universe of others: "William Wilson" and Strangers on a train
- Imps of the perverse: the diffusion from the self: "The tell-tale heart" and Rope
- Voyeurism: eyes of the perverse: "The man of the crowd" and Rear window
- Romantic obsession: return to transcendence: "The fall of the house of Usher" and Vertigo
- Humor and horror: collapsing into unity: "Ligeia" and The 39 steps.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-216) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0810848228
- OCLC:
- 52047240
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