{"product_id":"the-maciste-films-of-italian-silent-cinema-paperback","title":"The Maciste Films of Italian Silent Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Reich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItalian film star Bartolomeo Pagano's \"Maciste\" played a key role in his nation's narratives of identity during World War I and after. Jacqueline Reich traces the racial, class, and national transformations undergone by this Italian strongman from African slave in \u003ci\u003eCabiria \u003c\/i\u003e(1914), his first film, to bourgeois gentleman, to Alpine soldier of the Great War, to colonial officer in Italy's African adventures. Reich reveals Maciste as a figure who both reflected classical ideals of masculine beauty and virility (later taken up by Mussolini and used for political purposes) and embodied the model Italian citizen. The 12 films at the center of the book, recently restored and newly accessible to a wider public, together with relevant extra-cinematic materials, provide a rich resource for understanding the spread of discourses on masculinity, and national and racial identities during a turbulent period in Italian history. The volume includes an illustrated appendix documenting the restoration and preservation of these cinematic treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Reich is Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Latin Lover \u003c\/i\u003e(IUP, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eRe-Viewing Fascism \u003c\/i\u003e(IUP, 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376830791858,"sku":"9780253017451","price":45.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/28df569b7a5a4193816c5eda3ab3b028.webp?v=1777710857","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-maciste-films-of-italian-silent-cinema-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}