Classical Myth in Four Films of Alfred Hitchcock

This book explores the themes and symbols of classical myth and literature reflected in Alfred Hitchcock’s films. Mark W. Padilla examines the classical resonances of four movies, one from each of the filmmaker’s first decades.

The Feature Films of Alfred Hitchcock
Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
One: Hestia's Hearths and the Judgment of Paris in The Farmer's Wife
Two: Eleusinian Mysteries and Heroic Catabasis in the 1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Three: The Heroine Pattern of Cupid and Psyche in Rebecca
Four: Crisscrossing Strangers on a Train with the Homeric Hymn to Hermes
Appendix
Story Summaries