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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 author
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.
Summary
Alfred Hitchcock remains the quintessential cinematic auteur - the director as hero. Debate over his status as an obsessive and dictatorial artist has raised pressing questions about the relation between individual authorship and contexts, influences, and collaborators.
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"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
