Sport As Symbol Images of the Athlete in Art, Literature and Song |
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| Author:
| Womack, Mari |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-6941-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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Because sport is such a powerful metaphor for so many human experiences, it has found its way into artistic traditions all over the world. This explores this crossover: part one 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; part four concentrates on...
More DescriptionBecause sport is such a powerful metaphor for so many human experiences, it has found its way into artistic traditions all over the world. This explores this crossover: part one 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; part four concentrates on contesting with oneself in races and sports of grace and beauty.