Classical myth in four films of Alfred Hitchcock / / Mark William Padilla
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| Autore: |
Padilla Mark William
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| Titolo: |
Classical myth in four films of Alfred Hitchcock / / Mark William Padilla
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 791.430233092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Myth in motion pictures |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; The Feature Films of Alfred Hitchcock; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One. Hestia's Hearths and the Judgment of Paris in The Farmer's Wife; Chapter Two. Eleusinian Mysteries and Heroic Catabasis in the 1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much; Chapter Three. The Heroine Pattern of Cupid and Psyche in Rebecca; Chapter Four. Crisscrossing Strangers on a Train with the Homeric Hymn to Hermes; Appendix. Story Summaries; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book explores the themes and symbols of classical myth and literature reflected in Alfred Hitchcock's films. Mark W. Padilla examines the classical resonances of four movies, one from each of the filmmaker's first decades. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Classical myth in four films of Alfred Hitchcock |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-2916-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910798796103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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