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Sporting with the Gods: The Rhetoric of Play and Game in American Literature (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture)
Sporting with the Gods The Rhetoric of Play and Game in American Literature - Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture
Author: Michael Oriard
Sporting with the Gods examines the metaphors of "play," "game," and "sport" as they are reflected in American literature and culture. The "race" for salvation and success, the great "games" of business and politics, the distinctive American version of "fair play," the desperate "game" against an all-powerful opponent and the cruelties of chance...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521101561
ISBN-10: 0521101565
Publication Date: 12/4/2008
Pages: 600
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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