Classical Masculinity and the Spectacular Body on Film

D. O'Brien

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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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.

ISBN-13
9781349481026
ISBN-10
1349481025
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2014
Publication date
2014-01-01
Pages
191
Dimensions
216x140x