A Companion to Alfred Hitchcock

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Edited by Thomas Leitch and Leland Poague

Type: Studies
Subject: Director > Alfred Hitchcock
Keywords: Alfred Hitchcock
Publishing date: 2014
1st publishing: 2011
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Collection: Wiley Blackwell companions to film directors
Language: English

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Physical desc.

Paperback • 624 pages
6 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches (17 x 24.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-118-79700-6

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Book Presentation:
The most comprehensive volume ever published on Alfred Hitchcock, covering his career and legacy as well as the broader cultural and intellectual contexts of his work.
• Contains thirty chapters by the leading Hitchcock scholars
• Covers his long career, from his earliest contributions to other directors’ silent films to his last uncompleted last film
• Details the enduring legacy he left to filmmakers and audiences alike

About the authors:
Thomas Leitch is Professor of English at the University of Delaware, where he directs the Film Studies Program. Leland Poague is Professor of English at Iowa State University

Press Reviews:
"In summation, A Companion to Hitchcock will be required reading for anyone with more than a passing interest in this director’s films." (Cercles, 1 September 2014)

"Teachers and students alike will find much to keep themselves busy in A Companion to Alfred Hitchcock." (Psychobabble200, 20 March 2014)
"A great resource for students of Hitchcock's films, craft, thought, influences, and aesthetics. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - Choice

"In my view this book is the most exciting work on Hitchcock and one which will become a prime source for Hitchcockian scholars." – Reference Reviews

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