Thomas M Leitch (63 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Renowned as the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most popular directors of the 20th century. This volume covers his career and examines films such as Vertigo, The Birds and Psycho. Entries explore each of his films, his television directing efforts and inspiration.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Perry Mason. Book.

Paperback. Condition: As New. First Edition. Publisher: Wayne State U. Press, Detroit, 1991. FINE in illustrated/pictorial wraps, as issued. First Softcover Edition, First Printing. Not remainder marked. Not book club edition. Not ex-library.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2026.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Dispatch within 24hrs from the UK.

Hard cover Very good. No dust jacket. 626 p. Garland Reference Library of Social Science, 1303. Audience: General/trade.

Paperback. Condition: New. Perry Mason was one of the most successful television programs from the 1950s and remains one of the most influential crime melodramas from any period. The show's influence goes far beyond its nine-year tenure (1957-66), the millions of dollars it generated for its creators and for CBS, and the definitive identification it provided its star, Raymond Burr. ""Perry Mason"" has become a true piece of Americana, evolving through a formulaic approach that law professors continue to use today as a teaching tool. In his examination of ""Perry Mason"", author Thomas Leitch looks at why this series has appealed to so many for so long and what the continued appeal tells us about Americans' attitudes toward lawyers and the law, then and now. Beginning with its roots in earlier detective fiction, stories of fictional attorneys, and the work of Erle Stanley Gardner (the show's creator), Leitch lays out the circumstances under which ""Perry Mason"" was conceived and marketed as a distinct franchise. The evolution of ""Perry Mason"" is charted here in an inclusive manner, discussing the show's broadcast history (ending with the series of two-hour tele-movies that aired nearly twenty years after the original series ended) alongside its generic nature and place within popular culture, the show's ideological dynamic, and issues of authorship in the context of television. This concise study is an excellent tool for television and media scholars as well as fans of the ""Perry Mason"" series.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, slight lean, a touch of browning and soiling to page edges, tiny bump to top spine end, a touch of wear along corners and edges, otherwise clean and tight, a Very Good + copy.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Rubbing, toning, foxing, a few stains, several pages with ink notations, lacking dust jacket. Photo on request. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request. Please note that the buyer is responsible for any customs duties, tariffs, or import fees levied by the destination country.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Developing a model of narrative based on game theory, Thomas Leitch offers a compelling new explanation for the distinctiveness and power of Hitchcock's films. Games such as the director's famous cameo appearances, the author says, allow the audience simultaneously to immerse itself in the world created by the narrative and to stand outside that world and appreciate the self-consciously suspenseful or comic techniques that make the movie peculiarly Hitchcockian.A crucial aspect of the director's gameplaying, Leitch contends, emerges in the way he repeatedly redefines the rules. Leitch divides Hitchcock's career into key periods in which one set of games gives way to another, reflecting changes in the director's concerns and the conditions under which he was making movies at the time. For example, the films of his late British period (the original Man Who Knew Too Much, The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes) pivot on witty situational games that continually surprise the viewers; the American films that followed in the next decade (Rebecca, Notorious, The Paradine Case) depend more on drawing the viewer into a close identification with a central character and that character's plight. These films in turn are followed by such works as Rope and Strangers on a Train, in which cat-and-mouse games-between characters, between Hitchcock and the characters, between Hitchcock and the audience-are the driving force. By repeatedly redefining what it means to be a Hitchcock film, Leitch explains, the director fosters a highly ambivalent attitude toward such concerns as the value of domesticity, the loss of identity, and the need for-and fear of-suspenseful apprehension.…

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 312 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Leitch, Thomas M. WHAT STORIES ARE: NARRATIVE THEORY AND INTERPRETATION London, EN: The Pennsylvania State University Press 1986 AN/NF 222pp. 8vo. Dust jacket shows wear and age toning. Edges are worn with some light bumping as well. Light blue cloth boards are clean with gilt titling on the spine. Text is clean as well and binding is strong. Overall book is in as new condition. …

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Condition: New. pp. 312.