Narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock

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Autor(a) principal: Indrusiak, Elaine Barros
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10183/214978
Resumo: This article explores the construction of narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe’s and Alfred Hitchcock’s works. Central to their creations is a dual narrative structure that builds tension by articulating two stories in one. Narratological analyses of Poe’s tales and of Hitchcock’s thrillers indicate that their suspense does not stem from gothic topoi, but from plots skilfully wrought to manipulate the readers/viewers’ attention. The first part of the article introduces the concept of narrative suspense. Next, structural principles defended by Poe and Hitchcock are presented. The last two parts discuss narrative techniques in the works by both authors. Given the authors’ influence within their respective media, the analysis has implications for studies of the short story and of the suspense thriller as a narrative genre.
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title Narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock
spellingShingle Narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock
Indrusiak, Elaine Barros
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980
Análise literária
Literatura e cinema
Suspense
Literatura gótica
Edgar Allan Poe
Alfred Hitchcock
Narrative suspense
Short story
Gothic stories
title_short Narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock
title_full Narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock
title_fullStr Narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock
title_full_unstemmed Narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock
title_sort Narrative suspense in Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock
author Indrusiak, Elaine Barros
author_facet Indrusiak, Elaine Barros
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Indrusiak, Elaine Barros
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980
Análise literária
Literatura e cinema
Suspense
Literatura gótica
topic Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980
Análise literária
Literatura e cinema
Suspense
Literatura gótica
Edgar Allan Poe
Alfred Hitchcock
Narrative suspense
Short story
Gothic stories
dc.subject.eng.fl_str_mv Edgar Allan Poe
Alfred Hitchcock
Narrative suspense
Short story
Gothic stories
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