Böcker av Mark William Padilla

In Classical Vertigo, Padilla analyzes narrative figures and themes of classical mythology within Hitchock's Vertigo to demonstrate that the film is a multifaceted work of intertextuality with artistic and cultural roots extending into antiquity itself.

This book treats six beloved films of Hitchcock: The 39 Steps, Saboteur, and North by Northwest, plus Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, and To Catch a Thief. Padilla reviews their production histories with an eye to classical influences, and then analyzes their links with Greek art, poetry, and philosophy.