Hitchcock and Poe: The Legacy of Delight and Terror

by Dennis R. Perry

This study explores the aesthetic of Poe and Hitchcock in terms of a set of common obsessions, techniques, and genres. The structure of the study revolves around Eureka, Poe's explicit and allegorical treatise on the development of the universe. Each chapter explores the similarities and differences between Poe's and Hitchcock's treatment of such issues as doubles, the perverse, voyeurism, and romantic obsession. While Hitchcock's films consistently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810848228
• ISBN13: 9780810848221
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.7"