This book explores the tawdry and tantalizing peplum film: low-budget adventures set in mythological antiquity starring conspicuously muscled men. Though primarily associated with Italian cinema of th
This book explores the tawdry and tantalizing peplum film: low-budget adventures set in mythological antiquity starring conspicuously muscled men. Though primarily associated with Italian cinema of th
Two and a half centuries after the American Revolution the United States stands as one of the greatest powers on earth and the undoubted leader of the western hemisphere. This stupendous evolution was
"The cinema has often showcased the muscular male body, most notably in genres invoking classical Greco-Roman culture, whether peplum, epic or sword-and-sorcery. This book reassesses the classically-i
The muscle-bound male body is a perennial feature of classically-inflected action cinema. This book reassesses these films as a cinematic form, focusing on the depiction of heroic masculinity. In part
The star of TV's "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" reflects on his childhood in Minnesota, his early acting career, his success playing the role of Hercules, and the health crisis at the height of hi
