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Sport as symbol : images of the athlete in art, literature and song
- Title
- Sport as symbol : images of the athlete in art, literature and song / Mari Womack.
- Author
- Womack, Mari.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | NX650.S83 W66 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 243 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Part One of this book provides a basic understanding of sport as symbol. Part Two gives attention to animals as adversaries and traces the origins of sporting art back to the hunt. Part Three considers humans competing against humans in combat sports, ball games, stick-and-ball games, and racquet sports, as well as in warfare. Part Four concentrates on contesting with oneself in races and sports of grace and beauty such as gymnastics, figure skating and ice dancing. The book concludes with a discussion of the athlete's relationships to society."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-237) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Sport as symbol. Heroic dramas and athletic actors -- 2. The adversary in nature. The hunt: power of life and death -- The hunt domesticated: ritual origins of the bullfight -- 3. The human adversary. Combat sports: the socialization of conflict -- War games -- 4. The adversary within. Transcending time and space -- Metaphors of love, death, and rebirth -- 5. Symbolic actors and social dramas. High priests and super stars.
- ISBN
- 0786415797
- 9780786415793
- LCCN
- 2003012455
- OCLC
- ocm51914256
- 51914256
- SCSB-9120162
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library