Of Muscles and Men: Essays on the Sword and Sandal Film

by Michael G. Cornelius

Few movie genres have highlighted the male body more effectively than the "sword-and-sandal" film, where the rippling torso and the bulging muscle are displayed for all to appreciate. Carrying his phallic sword and dressed in traditional garb calculated to bring attention to his magnificent physique, the sword-and-sandal hero is capable of toppling great nations, rescuing heroines, defeating monsters, and generally saving the day. Each of these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786461624
• ISBN13: 9780786461622
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher