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Sporting with the Gods: The Rhetoric of Play and Game in American Literature - Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Michael Oriard
Sporting with the Gods: The Rhetoric of Play and Game in American Literature - Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture
Michael Oriard
Sporting with the Gods examines the metaphors of 'play', 'game' and 'sport' as they are reflected in American literature and culture. The book traces the cultural history of these metaphors primarily through American literary texts resulting in a cultural history of America from its inception.
600 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 4, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521101561 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 600 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 152 × 39 mm · 866 g |
| Language | English |
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