Classical Masculinity and the Spectacular Body on Film
The Mighty Sons of Hercules| By: | D. O'Brien |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781137384706 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137384713 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.