Hitchcock's Moral Gaze

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Edited by R. Barton Palmer, Homer B. Pettey and Steven M. Sanders

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > Alfred Hitchcock

Keywords

Alfred Hitchcock, morality

Publishing date

2018

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Collection

SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema

1st publishing

2017

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 342 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4384-6384-1

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Book Presentation:
Offers new and compelling perspectives on the deeply moral nature of Hitchcock’s films.

In his essays and interviews, Alfred Hitchcock was guarded about substantive matters of morality, preferring instead to focus on discussions of technique. That has not, however, discouraged scholars and critics from trying to work out what his films imply about such moral matters as honesty, fidelity, jealousy, courage, love, and loyalty. Through discussions and analyses of such films as Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Frenzy, the contributors to this book strive to throw light on the way Hitchcock depicts a moral—if not amoral or immoral—world. Drawing on perspectives from film studies, philosophy, literature, and other disciplines, they offer new and compelling interpretations of the filmmaker's moral gaze and the inflection point it provides for modern cinema.

About the authors:
R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University. His previous books include Invented Lives, Imagined Communities: The Biopic and American National Identity (coedited with William H. Epstein) and Hitchcock at the Source: The Auteur as Adaptor (coedited with David Boyd), both also published by SUNY Press. Homer B. Pettey is Professor of Film and Literature at the University of Arizona. His previous books include Film Noir and International Noir, both coedited with R. Barton Palmer. Steven M. Sanders is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University. He is the author or editor of many books, including The Philosophy of Michael Mann (coedited with Aeon J. Skoble and R. Barton Palmer) and The Philosophy of Steven Soderbergh (coedited with R. Barton Palmer).

Press Reviews:
"This is an indispensable contribution to Hitchcock studies … Highly recommended. " — CHOICE

"…a compelling collection of 15 essays. " — PopMatters

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