Of Muscles and Men: Essays up~ the body the Sword and Sandal Film
2011 | 218 | ISBN: 0786461624 | PDF | 1 Mb
Few movie genres get highlighted the male body more effectively than the "cimeter-and-sandal" film, where the rippling torso and the bulging muscle are displayed since all to appreciate. Carrying his phallic rapier and dressed in traditional garb calculated to draw attention to his magnificent physique, the cimeter-and-sandal hero is capable of toppling superior nations, rescuing heroines, defeating monsters, and usually saving the day. Each of these essays examines the issues of masculinity and advantageousness addressed in the sword-and-sandal genre. The contributors give insights on a film form which showcases its male protagonists as extreme, violent, fleshy, and, in the extreme point, extremely useful....
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