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Sporting lives : metaphor and myth in American sports autobiographies
- Title
- Sporting lives : metaphor and myth in American sports autobiographies / James W. Pipkin.
- Author
- Pipkin, James W., 1944-
- Publication
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GV697.A1 P475 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 161 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Examines autobiographies by athletes such as Wilt Chamberlain, Babe Ruth, Martina Navratilova, and Dennis Rodman, and analyzes common themes and recurring patterns in the accounts of their lives and sporting experiences"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Sports and American culture series
- Uniform Title
- Sports and American culture series
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-155) and index.
- Contents
- "The echoing green" -- Body songs -- Magic : the performing body -- The end of autumn -- "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" : Dennis Rodman and the contemporary athlete as postmodern celebrity.
- ISBN
- 9780826217790
- 0826217796
- LCCN
- 2007042564
- OCLC
- ocn177819126
- 177819126
- SCSB-14010367
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library