Ebook: Violence in the films of Alfred Hitchcock: a study in mimesis
Author: Hitchcock Alfred, Humbert David
- Tags: Gewalt, Mimesis, Mimesis in motion pictures, Violence in motion pictures, Government publication, Criticism interpretation etc, Hitchcock Alfred -- 1899-1980 -- Criticism and interpretation, Hitchcock Alfred -- 1899-1980, Hitchcock Alfred -- 1899-1980, Bibel -- Philemonbrief
- Series: Studies in violence mimesis and culture
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: Michigan State University Press
- City: East Lansing
- Language: English
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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 the MacGuffin, the double, the innocent victim, the wrong man, the transfer of guilt, and the scapegoat. This study will appeal not only to Hitchcock fans and film scholars but also to those interested in Freud and Girard and their competing theories of desire--from publisher's website.;Introduction -- The birds -- Shadow of a doubt -- Rope -- Strangers on a train -- The wrong man -- Vertigo -- Psycho -- Conclusion.
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