Of Muscles and Men Essays on the Sword and Sandal Film

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 ubiquitously phallic sword and dressed in traditional garb calculated to highlight 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 essays examines the issues of masculinity and utility addressed in the sword-and-sandal genre. The contributors offer insights on a film form which showcases its male protagonists as heroic, violent, fleshy, and in the end, extremely useful.

ISBN:	9780786461622
Publisher:	McFarland
Imprint:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published date:	30 Aug 2011
DEWEY:	791.43652
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	212
Weight:	282g
Height:	150mm
Width:	223mm
Spine width:	16mm

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