Hitchcock Reader 2e - 2nd Edition by Marshall Deutelbaum & Leland Poague (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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

From the Back Cover

A HITCHCOCK READER

This richly intelligent book, even more indispensable in its new edition, illuminates every facet of Hitchcock's importance as artist, entertainer, and philosopher-poet. Essential for students and lm buffs alike.
David Sterritt, Ph.D. Chairman, National Society of Film Critics; Professor Emeritus of Theater and Film, Long Island University

A Hitchcock Reader is an admirably well-assembled entrée to the endless realm of Hitchcock criticism. Film teachers, students, and critics are well-served by this far-ranging collection of essays of lasting value, insightful introductions, and detailed bibliographies.
Sidney Gottlieb, Co-editor, Hitchcock Annual; Professor of Media Studies, Sacred Heart University

With judicious additions and updated introductions, the seminal status of A Hitchcock Reader is established anew. Quite simply, the best anthology available on the master.
Richard Allen, Professor and Chair of Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

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. This new edition, however, will update scholarship since publication of the first edition; offer entirely new editorial matter, including a general introduction to the volume; more visuals; and comprehensive bibliographies of suggested readings, references, and works cited.

Review Quotes

"The rewritten introductions to each section update scholarship on Hitchcock, engaging the reader in current debates among Hitchcock scholars and fans." (CHOICE, 2009)

"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)

About the Author

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

Leland Poague is Professor of English at Iowa State University.