The Hanging Figure: On Suspense and the Films of Alfred Hitchcock Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Hanging Figure: On Suspense and the Films of Alfred Hitchcock Book

In a radical new interpretation of the works of Alfred Hitchcock, Christopher Morris argues that suspense--the fundamental component of Hitchcock's cinema--is best understood through deconstruction of the very meaning of the word, which relates to dependence or hanging. He analyzes its portrayal first in painting and sculpture and then in Hitchcock's body of work. In this iconographic tradition, hanging figures challenge the significance of human identity and rationality, and further imply that "closure," or an end to suspense, is all but illusory.Read More

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  • 0275971368
  • 9780275971366
  • Christopher D. Morris
  • 30 July 2002
  • Greenwood Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 330
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