Alfred Hitchcock: The Legacy of Victorianism by Paula Marantz Cohen (English) Pa

Description: Alfred Hitchcock by Paula Marantz Cohen Argues that Hitchcocks films reflect his Victorian legacy and serve as a map for ideological trends. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This provocative study traces Alfred Hitchcocks long directorial career from Victorianism to postmodernism. Paula Marantz Cohen considers a sampling of Hitchcocks best films - Shadow of a Doubt, Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho - as well as some of his more uneven ones - Rope, The Wrong Man, Topaz - and makes connections between his evolution as a filmmaker and trends in the larger society. Drawing on a number of methodologies including feminism, psychoanalysis, and family systems, the author provides an insightful look at the paradox of a Victorian-style gentleman who evolved into one of the leading masters of the modern medium of film. Cohen posits that Hitchcocks films are, in part, a masculine response to the domestic, psychological novels that had appealed primarily to women during the Victorian era. His career, she argues, can be seen as an attempt to balance "the two faces of Victorianism": the masculine legacy of law and hierarchy and the feminine legacy of feeling and imagination. Cohen asserts that Hitchcocks films reflect his Victorian legacy and serve as a map for ideological trends. She charts his development from his British period through his classic Hollywood years into his later phase, tracing a conceptual evolution that corresponds to an evolution in cultural identity - one that builds on a Victorian inheritance and ultimately discards it. AUTHOR: Paula Marantz Cohen is Dean of the Pennoni Honors College and Distinguished Professor of English at Drexel University. She is the author of six nonfiction books on film, literature, and culture, and six novels, including the bestselling Jane Austen in Boca. Her most recent book is Of Human Kindness: What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Empathy. 16 b/w photographs Author Biography Paula Marantz Cohen, professor of humanities and communications at Drexel University, is the author of The Daughters Dilemma: Family Process and the Nineteenth-Century Domestic Novel. Table of Contents Acknowledgements 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 Daughters 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 Review A valuable contribution to Hitchcock studies.--ChoiceCohen knows her movies and moviemaking techniques.... This is a fun, learned, and provocative book, especially for Hitchcock buffs.--Rapport Review Quote "Cohen knows her movies and moviemaking techniques.... This is a fun, learned, and provocative book, especially for Hitchcock buffs." -- Rapport Details ISBN0813151899 Author Paula Marantz Cohen Short Title Alfred Hitchcock Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0813151899 ISBN-13 9780813151892 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-10-05 Subtitle The Legacy of Victorianism Publisher The University Press of Kentucky Imprint The University Press of Kentucky Place of Publication Lexington Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-10-05 NZ Release Date 2021-10-05 US Release Date 2021-10-05 UK Release Date 2021-10-05 Pages 216 Illustrations 16 b&w photos DEWEY 791.430233092 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136575672;

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