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Of Muscles and Men: Essays on the Sword and Sandal Film (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786461622)
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Michael G. Cornelius
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xFew 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 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.
Author: Michael G. Cornelius
ISBN-10: 0786461624
ISBN-13: 9780786461622
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2011
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
By Michael G. Cornelius
xMichael G. Cornelius is a professor of English and director of the Master's of Humanities program at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He is an award-winning novelist and the author or editor of numerous scholarly works.
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