Classical Masculinity and the Spectacular Body on Film
The Mighty Sons of Hercules
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
| Author: | D. O'Brien | ISBN: | 9781137384713 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | D. O'Brien |
| ISBN: | 9781137384713 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | October 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The muscle-bound male body is a perennial feature of classically-inflected action cinema. This book reassesses these films as a cinematic form, focusing on the depiction of heroic masculinity. In particular, Hercules in his many incarnations has greatly influenced popular cultural interpretations of manliness and the exaggerated male form.
The muscle-bound male body is a perennial feature of classically-inflected action cinema. This book reassesses these films as a cinematic form, focusing on the depiction of heroic masculinity. In particular, Hercules in his many incarnations has greatly influenced popular cultural interpretations of manliness and the exaggerated male form.
