Muscles in the Movies: Perfecting the Art of Illusion by Fair, John D.

Muscles in the Movies: Perfecting the Art of Illusion (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780826222152)

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Muscles in the Movies: Perfecting the Art of Illusion by Fair, John D.

Muscles in the Movies: Perfecting the Art of Illusion

$65.00
Muscles in the Movies: Perfecting the Art of Illusion by Fair, John D.

Muscles in the Movies: Perfecting the Art of Illusion

$65.00
Format: Hardcover
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John Fair and David Chapman tell the story of how filmmakers use and manipulate the appearance and performances of muscular men and women to enhance the appeal of their productions. The authors show how this practice, deeply rooted in western epistemological traditions, evolved from the art of photography through magic lantern and stage shows into the motion picture industry, arguing that the sight of muscles in action induced a higher degree of viewer entertainment. From Eugen Sandow to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, muscular actors appear capable of performing the miraculous, and with the aid of stuntmen and filming contrivances, they do. By such means, muscles are used to perfect the art of illusion, inherent in movie-making from its earliest days.


Author: John D. Fair, David L. Chapman
ISBN-10: 0826222153
ISBN-13: 9780826222152
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2020
Pages: 426
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.80d
By John D. Fair
By John D. Fair
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John D. Fair is Professor Emeritus of History at Auburn University and Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology at University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of seven books including Mr.America: The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon. David L. Chapman is an independent scholar and author of more than a dozen books including Sandow the Magnificent: Eugen Sandow and the Beginnings of Bodybuilding.

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