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Author: Cordelia Chávez Candelaria Publisher: Praeger ISBN: 9780313254659 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 184
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In this comprehensive study of baseball in American literature, Candelaria looks primarily at novels to explore how writers have used this quintessential American symbol and to examine what the metaphors and images of the fictional universe of baseball have to tell us about ourselves. Her analysis includes both juvenile and adult sports fiction and other types of literary works that draw significantly on baseball imagery. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narrative. Candelaria examines the origins and folklore of baseball, the development of its mythic status as the national game or pastime, as well as early literary treatments. Baseball soon emerged as a romantic and heroic metaphor in juvenile and pulp fiction and as a vehicle for ironic comedy in the work of Ring Lardner and other writers of the early decades of the twentieth century. Allusions to baseball in works by such literary masters as Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and Ernest Hemingway emphasize the symbolic dimensions of the game, and its mythic possibilities have been fully exploited by more recent writers, notably Bernard Malamud in The Natural and Philip Roth in The Great American Novel. Increasingly complex levels of abstraction are characteristic of the baseball fiction of Philip Roth, Mark Harris, Jay Neugeboren, John Graham Alexander, and Robert Coover. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narratives. A stimulating work of literary and cultural criticism, this book will appeal to students and scholars of American literature, popular culture, American studies, and physical education, as well as to baseball enthusiasts.
Author: Cordelia Candelaria Publisher: Praeger ISBN: 0313254656 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
In this comprehensive study of baseball in American literature, Candelaria looks primarily at novels to explore how writers have used this quintessential American symbol and to examine what the metaphors and images of the fictional universe of baseball have to tell us about ourselves. Her analysis includes both juvenile and adult sports fiction and other types of literary works that draw significantly on baseball imagery. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narrative. Candelaria examines the origins and folklore of baseball, the development of its mythic status as the national game or pastime, as well as early literary treatments. Baseball soon emerged as a romantic and heroic metaphor in juvenile and pulp fiction and as a vehicle for ironic comedy in the work of Ring Lardner and other writers of the early decades of the twentieth century. Allusions to baseball in works by such literary masters as Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and Ernest Hemingway emphasize the symbolic dimensions of the game, and its mythic possibilities have been fully exploited by more recent writers, notably Bernard Malamud in The Natural and Philip Roth in The Great American Novel. Increasingly complex levels of abstraction are characteristic of the baseball fiction of Philip Roth, Mark Harris, Jay Neugeboren, John Graham Alexander, and Robert Coover. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narratives. A stimulating work of literary and cultural criticism, this book will appeal to students and scholars of American literature, popular culture, American studies, and physical education, as well as to baseball enthusiasts.
Author: Cordelia Chávez Candelaria Publisher: Praeger ISBN: 9780313254659 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 184
Book Description
In this comprehensive study of baseball in American literature, Candelaria looks primarily at novels to explore how writers have used this quintessential American symbol and to examine what the metaphors and images of the fictional universe of baseball have to tell us about ourselves. Her analysis includes both juvenile and adult sports fiction and other types of literary works that draw significantly on baseball imagery. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narrative. Candelaria examines the origins and folklore of baseball, the development of its mythic status as the national game or pastime, as well as early literary treatments. Baseball soon emerged as a romantic and heroic metaphor in juvenile and pulp fiction and as a vehicle for ironic comedy in the work of Ring Lardner and other writers of the early decades of the twentieth century. Allusions to baseball in works by such literary masters as Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and Ernest Hemingway emphasize the symbolic dimensions of the game, and its mythic possibilities have been fully exploited by more recent writers, notably Bernard Malamud in The Natural and Philip Roth in The Great American Novel. Increasingly complex levels of abstraction are characteristic of the baseball fiction of Philip Roth, Mark Harris, Jay Neugeboren, John Graham Alexander, and Robert Coover. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narratives. A stimulating work of literary and cultural criticism, this book will appeal to students and scholars of American literature, popular culture, American studies, and physical education, as well as to baseball enthusiasts.
Author: Jordana Ryan Publisher: Siren-BookStrand ISBN: 1606011006 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 264
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[BookStrand Contemporary Romance] When her mother dies, Jessie decides to take a chance and get to know the father she had idolized from a distance, but never really had a relationship with. In Santa Fe, she's determined to make a new start no matter what it takes. Trevor Malone is the pitcher for the Santa Fe Devils, the team Jessie's father coaches. When a career threatening injury occurs, he is forced to get to know Jessie as the woman she is rather than the bratty child he remembers from a single visit years ago. As the two come together in their own individual times of tragedy, they find that they can take of their masks and just be who they really are. Despite the odds, Jessie and Trevor begin a journey that changes them and those around them. Could love really be better than chasing the high of pitching the Perfect Game? ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance
Author: Michael Nethercott Publisher: Minotaur Books ISBN: 1466843675 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 49
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Meet Lee Plunkett and Mr. O'Nelligan, the unforgettable duo featured in Michael Nethercott's The Séance Society, in this excellent short story set in the fall of 1956. When young private eye Lee Plunkett is hired by a lovely Italian immigrant to investigate the death of her father, he quickly realizes he's in over his head. Luckily, Lee is more than ably assisted by the charming Mr. O'Nelligan, a scholarly, quick-witted Irishman with a knack for quoting Celtic bards, and, more importantly, solving crimes. In the course of their investigation--which involves prophetic dreams, stolen art, and the World Series--Plunkett and O'Nelligan must face off with a wealthy, debonair scoundrel who considers himself "the perfect man." Charming, unique, and wholly entertaining, "O'Nelligan and the Perfect Game" introduces readers to the unlikely pair of Plunkett and O'Nelligan, whose adventures continue in The Haunting Ballad.
Author: David McGimpsey Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 9780253336965 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 222
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"... McGimpsey displays erudition, clever insights and a knack for the wickedly funny wisecrack (several of which are aimed at his beloved, and beleaguered, Montreal Expos). Literary baseball may be a drastically over-analyzed subject, but, like an overachieving rookie, McGrimpsey produces a far better book on it than one would have ever thought possible." --Louis Jacobson, Washington Post "This is the most important critical book on baseball literature in many years." --Murray Sperber, author of Onward to Victory From Field of Dreams to The Natural, from baseball cards to highbrow fiction, this book explores the place of baseball in American popular culture.
Author: Mindy Killgrove Publisher: Mindy Killgrove ISBN: Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 148
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A little competition never hurts anybody. Kate Kellner swears that she and Grady Hughes have what it takes to maintain a strong relationship. She can feel it in her bones. They’re meant to be together. But she knows keeping up with him and making time to see each other isn’t going to be a walk in the park. They’re both going to need to make sacrifices. She may have to dial back on some of her softball workouts, and he’ll have to leave campus every so often to drive back to Farrington. Letting go and stepping back is easier said than done when star athlete, Rosita Cruz Alvarez begins attending Farrington High School and she doesn’t try to hide the fact that she wants Kate’s starting spot in the lineup. Grady barely has a second to adjust to his new life at Felding University when an old friend from the past, Adrienne Gladwell, appears. She’s thrilled to see him and can’t wait to pick up right where they left off before he and his family moved away from San Antonio. Grady knows he should tell Kate about running into his ex-girlfriend, but he doesn’t want to worry her. She’s got enough on her mind as it is. He decides to keep this new information to himself. But, when Kate comes to visit Grady and realizes that things at Felding aren’t exactly what he made them out to be, there’s trouble. Will Kate forgive Grady for keeping secrets? Can Grady find a way to make his relationship with Kate flourish rather than fail when he’s juggling classes, working in a research lab, and making new friends at school? Or…is it time for Kate and Grady to finally admit defeat? Find out by reading the final book in this trilogy…KATE KELLNER THROWS A PERFECT GAME. #Youngadult #Sports #Softball #Romance #Comingofage #LoveTriangle #Oppositesattract
Author: David Becker Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing ISBN: 1622122585 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 400
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Discover the winning secrets to peak performance in the latest book in the Sports Wisdom Series, ?Secrets of Inspirational Captains Revealed?.Following on from National Bestseller, ?Secrets of Winning Coaches Revealed?, the latest offering imparts the collective wisdom of Australia?s finest sports captains using their personal stories and insights.Business leaders, coaches, teachers, parents and athletes can all learn motivational techniques, how to identify and nurture leadership potential and the art of managing team dynamics. These developmental insights are a fast track to excellence not only in sport, but in life. Some of the legendary Australian captains featured include: Shannon Eckstein (World ironman), Nick Farr-Jones (Rugby Union), Cameron Smith (rugby league), James Hird (AFL), Andrew Gaze (basketball), Nikki Hudson (hockey) and many more.Take yourself to the next level of success. Read the book, apply the wisdom by completing the free user guide included and take yourself and your team to new heights.
Author: Timothy Morris Publisher: University of Illinois Press ISBN: 9780252065972 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 236
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He concludes with a chapter that asks, "What does it mean to be 'literary'?" What distinguishes "high art" from a baseball novel, or a mystery, or a romance novel, or pornography? Making the Team suggests that drawing the line may be a more vital concern - not just for scholars, but for Americans at large - than anything critics have argued about for a very long time.
Author: Jean Hastings Ardell Publisher: SIU Press ISBN: 0809388294 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 320
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While baseball is traditionally perceived as a game to be played, enjoyed, and reported from a masculine perspective, it has long been beloved among women— more so than any other spectator sport. Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime upends baseball’ s accepted history to at last reveal just how involved women are, and have always been, in the American game. Through provocative interviews and deft research, Jean Hastings Ardell devotes a detailed chapter to each of the seven ways women participate in the game— from the stands as fans, on the field as professionals or as amateur players, behind the plate as umpires, in the front office as executives, in the press box as sportswriters and reporters, or in the shadows as Baseball Annies. From these revelatory vantage points, Ardell invites overdue appreciation for the affinity and talent women bring to baseball at all levels and shows us our national game anew. From its ancient origins in spring fertility rituals through contemporary marketing efforts geared toward an ever-increasing female fan base, baseball has always had a feminine side, and generations of women have sought— and been sought after— to participate in the sport, even when doing so meant challenging the cultural mores of their era. In that regard, women have been breaking into baseball from the very beginning. But recent decades have witnessed great strides in legitimizing women’ s roles on the diamond as players and umpires as well as in vital management and media roles. In her thoughtfully organized and engagingly written survey, Ardell offers a chance for sports enthusiasts and historians of both genders to better appreciate the storied and complex relationship women have so long shared with the game and to glimpse the future of women in baseball. Breaking into Baseball is augmented by twenty-four illustrations and a foreword from Ila Borders, the first woman to play more than three seasons of men’ s professional baseball.
Author: Cordelia Chávez Candelaria
Author: Cordelia Candelaria
Author: Cordelia Chávez Candelaria
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