Classical Masculinity and the Spectacular Body on Film: The Mighty Sons of Hercules

by Daniel O'Brien

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349481025
• ISBN13: 9781349481026
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"