The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense, Whit
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
1324002395
ISBN-13
9781324002390
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8050105378
Product Key Features
Book Title
Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock : an Anatomy of the Master of Suspense
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / Direction & Production
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
23.4 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-042546
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
Rather than forcing Hitchcock's often contradictory guises into a coherent whole, this deft account takes them as a starting point. The result is a nuanced and frequently unfamiliar portrait. Essays on the director's sartorial and culinary preoccupations and his penchant for publicity--chapter headings include 'The Fat Man' and 'The Dandy'--yield new perspectives on a multifaceted career., Rather than forcingHitchcock's often contradictory guises into a coherent whole, this deft accounttakes them as a starting point. The result is a nuanced and frequentlyunfamiliar portrait. Essays on the director's sartorial and culinarypreoccupations and his penchant for publicity--chapter headings include 'The FatMan' and 'The Dandy'--yield new perspectives on a multifaceted career., The great strength of The Twelve Lives is that a reader comes away from it with a vivid sense of how Hitchcock ignited screen masterpieces with the fires of his inner discord and contradictions., Full of such sharpobservations, offering a Hitchcock whose art endures alongside--and in some waysdepends upon--his insecurities and mistakes., A provocative new way of thinking about biography....The radial structure vibrates, like Hitchcock's best films, with intuition and mystery., Perceptive and gracefully written, The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock is a bracing study of the master of suspense.... It is a rare book that could pleasurably be twice as long., White distinguishes his work with an inspired approach.... An absorbing, thoughtful, and balanced look at a master of his medium., Edward White's The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock is a piñata of literary pleasures. Learned and graceful, thoughtful and provocative, White cracks the Hitchcock code with deft analysis and fine writing. It's a high-stepping performance full of humor and depth. Walking a tightrope between criticism and biography, White places both the man and his myth in the cultural landscape of his times. In the process, he returns us to the films with a much more informed eye. A book to keep and to return to., By approaching the life and career of Alfred Hitchcock from a dozen distinct and revealing vantage points, Edward White presents a portrait that is highly nuanced, brimming with critical insights, and, like his subject, thoroughly entertaining., White's book is a perceptive, plainspoken, and vigorous portrait of an exceedingly strange, complicated, and perhaps deeply wounded man., Edward White's The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock is a pinata of literary pleasures. Learned and graceful, thoughtful and provocative, White cracks the Hitchcock code with deft analysis and fine writing. It's a high-stepping performance full of humor and depth. Walking a tightrope between criticism and biography, White places both the man and his myth in the cultural landscape of his times. In the process, he returns us to the films with a much more informed eye. A book to keep and to return to., Full of such sharp observations, offering a Hitchcock whose art endures alongside--and in some ways depends upon--his insecurities and mistakes., [An] innovativebiography of Alfred Hitchcock.... Tracking Hitchcock's contemporaryinfluence, White is an enterprising tour guide., The approach is certainly intriguing, the writing is engaging, and the author provides us with a wealth of new insights.... Adds much to our understanding of the man and his movies., A provocative new wayof thinking about biography.... The radial structure vibrates, likeHitchcock's best films, with intuition and mystery., [An] innovative biography of Alfred Hitchcock.... Tracking Hitchcock's contemporary influence, White is an enterprising tour guide.
Dewey Decimal
791.430233092
Synopsis
In The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon--what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world. The book's twelve chapters illuminate different aspects of Hitchcock's life and work: "The Boy Who Couldn't Grow Up"; "The Murderer"; "The Auteur"; "The Womanizer"; "The Fat Man"; "The Dandy"; "The Family Man"; "The Voyeur"; "The Entertainer"; "The Pioneer"; "The Londoner"; "The Man of God." Each of these angles reveals something fundamental about the man he was and the mythological creature he has become, presenting not just the life Hitchcock lived but also the various versions of himself that he projected, and those projected on his behalf. From Hitchcock's early work in England to his most celebrated films, White astutely analyzes Hitchcock's oeuvre and provides new interpretations. He also delves into Hitchcock's ideas about gender; his complicated relationships with "his women"--not only Grace Kelly and Tippi Hedren but also his female audiences--as well as leading men such as Cary Grant, and writes movingly of Hitchcock's devotion to his wife and lifelong companion, Alma, who made vital contributions to numerous classic Hitchcock films, and burnished his mythology. And White is trenchant in his assessment of the Hitchcock persona, so carefully created that Hitchcock became not only a figurehead for his own industry but nothing less than a cultural icon. Ultimately, White's portrayal illuminates a vital truth: Hitchcock was more than a Hollywood titan; he was the definitive modern artist, and his significance reaches far beyond the confines of cinema., In The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock , Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon--what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world. The book's twelve chapters illuminate different aspects of Hitchcock's life and work: "The Boy Who Couldn't Grow Up"; "The Murderer"; "The Auteur"; "The Womanizer"; "The Fat Man"; "The Dandy"; "The Family Man"; "The Voyeur"; "The Entertainer"; "The Pioneer"; "The Londoner"; "The Man of God." Each of these angles reveals something fundamental about the man he was and the mythological creature he has become, presenting not just the life Hitchcock lived but also the various versions of himself that he projected, and those projected on his behalf. From Hitchcock's early work in England to his most celebrated films, White astutely analyzes Hitchcock's oeuvre and provides new interpretations. He also delves into Hitchcock's ideas about gender; his complicated relationships with "his women"--not only Grace Kelly and Tippi Hedren but also his female audiences--as well as leading men such as Cary Grant, and writes movingly of Hitchcock's devotion to his wife and lifelong companion, Alma, who made vital contributions to numerous classic Hitchcock films, and burnished his mythology. And White is trenchant in his assessment of the Hitchcock persona, so carefully created that Hitchcock became not only a figurehead for his own industry but nothing less than a cultural icon. Ultimately, White's portrayal illuminates a vital truth: Hitchcock was more than a Hollywood titan; he was the definitive modern artist, and his significance reaches far beyond the confines of cinema., Winner of the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Biography An Economist Best Book of the Year A fresh, innovative biography of the twentieth century's most iconic filmmaker.
LC Classification Number
PN1998.3.H58W545
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