Hitchcock and Poe : the legacy of delight and terror / Dennis R. Perry.

Author/creator Perry, Dennis R.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Descriptionxvii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesFilmmakers series
Filmmakers series. ^A236264
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: the universe of others: "William Wilson" and Strangers on a train -- Imps of the perverse: diffusion from the self: "The tell-tale heart" and Rope -- Voyeurism: eyes of the perverse: "A 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-216) and index.
LCCN 2003008249
ISBN0810848228 (Cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PN1998.3.H58 P46 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold