Sporting with the gods the rhetoric of play and game in American culture /
"Sporting with the Gods examines the rhetoric of "game" and "play" and "sport" in American culture from the time of the Puritans to the 1980s. Focusing on writers and public figures who dominated public discourse, Oriard shows how the trope of game and play in fict...
| Main Author: | Oriard, Michael, 1948- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1991.
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 579 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Cambridge studies in American literature and culture.
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CMU Main Books 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | PS169.P55 O75 1991 |
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