Of Muscles and Men: Essays on the Sword & Sandal Film
| About/Subject | Sword and Sandal Films, Peplum |
| Editor | Michael G. Cornelius |
| Publisher | McFarland |
| Introduction by | Michael G. Cornelius |
| Cover/Jacket Font by | Mark Berry (2) |
| Contributing Writer | Maria Elena D'Amelio, Kristi M. Wilson, Jerry B. Pierce, Andrew B. R. Elliott, John Elia, Kevin M. Flanagan, Robert C. Pirro, Larry T. Shillock, David Simmons, Michael G. Cornelius, Chris Pallant, Daniel O'Brien |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Jefferson, NC |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| Pages / Font | 212 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-7864-6162-2 |
| Chapters | Introduction—Of Muscles and Men: The Forms and Functions of the Sword and Sandal Film MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 1 Hercules, Politics, and Movies MARIA ELENA D’AMELIO 15 Hero Trouble: Blood, Politics, and Kinship in Pasolini’s Medea KRISTI M. WILSON 28 “To do or die manfully”: Performing Heteronormativity in Recent Epic Films JERRY B. PIERCE 40 From Maciste to Maximus and Company: The Fragmented Hero in the New Epic ANDREW B. R. ELLIOTT 58 Reverent and Irreverent Violence: In Defense of Spartacus, Conan, and Leonidas JOHN ELIA 75 “Civilization … ancient and wicked”: Historicizing the Ideological Field of 1980s Sword and Sandal Films KEVIN M. FLANAGAN 87 Homer’s Lies, Brad Pitt’s Thighs: Revisiting the Pre-Oedipal Mother and the German Wartime Father in Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy ROBERT C. PIRRO 104 An Enduring Logic: Homer, Helen of Troy, and Narrative Mobility LARRY T. SHILLOCK 124 “By Jupiter’s Cock!” Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Video Games, and Camp Excess DAVID SIMMONS 144 Beefy Guys and Brawny Dolls: He-Man, the Masters of the Universe, and Gay Clone Culture MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 154 Developments in Peplum Filmmaking: Disney’s Hercules CHRIS PALLANT 175 Hercules Diminished? Parody, Differentiation, and Emulation in The Three Stooges Meet Hercules DANIEL O’BRIEN 187 About the Contributors 203 Index 207 |
| Notes | Publisher's Page: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/of-muscles-and-men/ |
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