Sporting lives : metaphor and myth in American sports autobiographies / / James W. Pipkin.
"Examines autobiographies by athletes such as Wilt Chamberlain, Babe Ruth, Martina Navratilova, and Dennis Rodman, and analyzes common themes and recurring patterns in the accounts of their lives and sporting experiences"--Provided by publisher.
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| Superior document: | Sports and American culture series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sports and American culture series.
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| Physical Description: | ix, 161 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- "The echoing green"
- Body songs
- Magic : the performing body
- The end of autumn
- "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" : Dennis Rodman and the contemporary athlete as postmodern celebrity.