Product Description

This new edition of A Hitchcock Reader 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.

• a total of 20 of Hitchcock’s films are discussed in depth – many others are considered in passing


• section introductions by the editors that contextualize the essays and the films they discuss


• well–researched bibliographic references, which will allow readers to broaden the scope of their study of Alfred Hitchcock

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #618207 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Review
"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!"" (M/C Reviews, May 2009)

From the Back Cover
Alfred Hitchcock, the "Master of Suspense," has been internationally recognized as a technical and stylistic innovator in the history of cinema. A Hitchcock Reader grows out of the editors′ desire as classroom teachers for a comprehensive and critical text in introductory or advanced courses devoted to the director′s films. Yet the book should also satisfy scholars by providing an updated anthology representing the rich variety of critical responses that Hitchcock′s films have evoked over the years.

This new edition of A Hitchcock Reader aims to preserve what has been so satisfying and successful in the first edition. The new volume provides updated scholarship and new editorial introductions, including a general introduction to the volume, added visuals, and a new comprehensive bibliography.

About the Author
Marshall Deutelbaum is Professor Emeritus of English at Purdue University, where he teaches courses in film history and theory.

Leland Poague is Professor of English at Iowa State University.