Violence in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock: A Study in Mimesis

by David Humbert

Parting ways with the Freudian and Lacanian readings that have dominated recent scholarly understanding of Hitchcock, David Humbert examines the roots of violence in the director's narratives and finds them not in human sexuality but in mimesis. Through an analysis of seven key films, he argues that Girard's model of mimetic desire--desire oriented by imitation of and competition with others--best explains a variety of well-recognized themes, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611862396
• ISBN13: 9781611862393
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"