{"product_id":"9781839026195","title":"Re-viewing Hitchcock: New Critical Perspectives","description":"Author: Kapsis, Robert E.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839026195\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRe-viewing Hitchcock \u003c\/i\u003eapproaches Alfred Hitchcock's prolific career in film and television from a reception focus, charting the changing fortunes of the master auteur's work from 1926's silent \u003ci\u003eThe Lodger\u003c\/i\u003e to his penultimate film, the controversial \u003ci\u003eFrenzy \u003c\/i\u003eof 1972.\u003cbr\u003eEach of the chapters, written by eminent international film scholars, critics and historians, offers a detailed analyses of the historical reception of key Hitchcock films. These include films that have enjoyed consistent critical success, such as \u003ci\u003eRebecca \u003c\/i\u003e(1940), \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), and \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest \u003c\/i\u003e(1959), as well as those that have received shifting degrees of critical and scholarly praise, such as \u003ci\u003eSabotage \u003c\/i\u003e(1936), \u003ci\u003eRope \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), \u003ci\u003eVertigo \u003c\/i\u003e(1958), \u003ci\u003ePsycho \u003c\/i\u003e(1960), and \u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e (1963). The contributors assess the significance of these changing critical perspectives and the extent to which they influence the meaning and significance of Hitchcock's films and filmmaking. \u003cbr\u003eThe book also sheds light on Hitchcock's lesser-known television work of the 1950s and the 60s, reassessing its relationship to his film career. In addition, it expands the focus beyond Anglo-American contexts to consider how Hitchcock's films have been received and interpreted in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509049540766,"sku":"UBD-9781839026195","price":56.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839026195.jpg?v=1780640514","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839026195","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}