Classical Masculinity and the Spectacular Body on Film: The Mighty Sons of Hercules by D. O'Brien
Classical Masculinity and the Spectacular Body on Film: The Mighty Sons of Hercules

D. O'Brien

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

D. O'Brien

198 pages first pub 2014 (view editions)

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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 g...

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