After Hitchcock: Influence, Imitation, and Intertextuality

by David Boyd

Book Overview

Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the most famous director to have ever made a film. Almost single-handedly he turned the suspense thriller into one of the most popular film genres of all time, while his Psycho updated the horror film and inspired two generations of directors to imitate and adapt this most Hitchcockian of movies. Yet while much scholarly and popular attention has focused on the director's oeuvre, until now there has been no extensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029271338X
• ISBN13: 9780292713383
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.4"