Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature - Batting for the Opposition

This book draws on literature, specifically on the writings of selected novelists and poets and it's principle aim is to widen an existing anti-sport discourse to include hitherto excluded voices from the world of literature.

Table des matières

1. Introduction 2. Lewis Carroll/Charles Dodgson 3. Charles Hamilton Sorley 4. Jerome K. Jerome 5. John Betjeman 6. Alan Sillitoe 7. Philip Roth 8. Concluding Comments

A propos de l'auteur

John Bale is professor emeritus of Sports Studies at Keele University, UK, and an honorary professor at Queensland University, Australia, and De Montfort University, UK.

Résumé

This book draws on literature, specifically on the writings of selected novelists and poets and it’s principle aim is to widen an existing anti-sport discourse to include hitherto excluded voices from the world of literature.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Bale, John (Keele University Bale
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780415596251
• ISBN: 978-0-415-59625-1
• Pages: 222
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, history of sport, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects