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OverviewDecades after Alfred Hitchcock’s death, his work continues to draw passionate responses and critical acclaim. With Hitchcock’s Magic, Neil Badmington takes a new look at Hitchcock’s body of work to try to figure out just what it is that makes them so lasting—and why their influence has been so pervasive. Featuring detailed analyses of a number of Hitchcock’s most successful films, including Psycho, Rear Window, and The Birds, and drawing on the insights of poststructuralist theory, Hitchcock’s Magic is an innovative contribution to the never-ending discussion of the master of suspense. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Neil BadmingtonPublisher: University of Wales Press Imprint: University of Wales Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780708323700ISBN 10: 0708323707 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 01 April 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsIntroduction - Hitchcock's Magic; or, How I Starred in Saboteur Chapter 1 - Ps/zycho Chapter 2 - Frame Tale: Rear Window and the Promise of Vision Chapter 3 - SpectRebecca Chapter 4 - Stories of 'O': North by Northwest and The Man Who Knew Too Much Chapter 5 - The Animals Who Knew Too Much: The Zoopoetics of The Birds Postscript: Into the Mystery Appendix: The films of Alfred HitchcockReviewsIf you're wondering whether the world needs another book on Hitchcock's films, the answer is a resounding yes. Hitchcock's Magic is a lively and engaging return to Hitchcock's corpus. Through detailed readings of both major and minor films, Badmington demonstrates a playful ability to re-enchant them for us as objects of continuing fascination. His rejection of psychoanalysis and creative re-engagement with the work of Barthes and Derrida helps to open these texts to new and sometimes surprising interpretations that send us back to the films themselves with renewed admiration for their magic touch. --Nick Haeffner, London Metropolitan University<br><br> ""If you're wondering whether the world needs another book on Hitchcock's films, the answer is a resounding yes. Hitchcock's Magic is a lively and always engaging return to Hitchcock's corpus. Through detailed readings of both major and minor films, Badmington demonstrates a playful ability to re-enchant them for us as objects of continuing fascination. His rejection of psychoanalysis and creative re-engagement with the work of Barthes and Derrida helps to open these texts to new and sometimes surprising interpretations that send us back to the films themselves with renewed admiration for their magic touch."" Nick Haeffner, Senior Lecturer in Media Arts, London Metropolitan University If you're wondering whether the world needs another book on Hitchcock's films, the answer is a resounding yes. Hitchcock's Magic is a lively and always engaging return to Hitchcock's corpus. Through detailed readings of both major and minor films, Badmington demonstrates a playful ability to re-enchant them for us as objects of continuing fascination. His rejection of psychoanalysis and creative re-engagement with the work of Barthes and Derrida helps to open these texts to new and sometimes surprising interpretations that send us back to the films themselves with renewed admiration for their magic touch. Nick Haeffner, Senior Lecturer in Media Arts, London Metropolitan University Author InformationNeil Badmington is Reader in English Literature at Cardiff University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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