Sporting With The Gods
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Sporting With The Gods
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Author : Michael Oriard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-02-22
Sporting With The Gods written by Michael Oriard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-02-22 with Games & Activities categories.
"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 fiction and in religious, social, and economic writings can be used to graph changes in the religious and social climate from the Puritans through the Transcendentalists to the Social Darwinists and from the Beats and hippies to the New Age spiritualists of the present decade. He also uses the trope to graph the shifting attitudes toward work (and play) in the game of business, as the United States moved to industrial capitalism and then to a postindustrial society of consumerism and leisure. The result is a history of this country from its inception, through the lens of a single trope, resonating with implications at every strata of American culture." --from back cover.
Playgrounds Of The Gods
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Author : Ian Stafford
language : en
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing Company
Release Date : 2000
Playgrounds Of The Gods written by Ian Stafford and has been published by Mainstream Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Athletes categories.
During the course of nine injury-ridden but wonderfully fulfilling months in 1998, British sports writer, broadcaster and author Ian Stafford lived out his own fantasies and played sport with the world's greatest individuals and teams in their own environments. In doing so, he put his physical and mental skills to the ultimate test as he attempted to mix with the best.
The Sport Of The Gods
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Author : Paul Laurence Dunbar
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2022-02-08
The Sport Of The Gods written by Paul Laurence Dunbar and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-08 with Fiction categories.
First published in 1902, "The Sport of the Gods" tells the story of a black family forced to leave the South and face the harsh realities of life in a Northern city. A moving examination of the life of African-Americans post-emancipation, "The Sport of the Gods" represents a landmark in African-American literature that will appeal to those with an interest in this particular chapter of American history. Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet during the start of the 20th century. Born to ex-slave parents, Dunbar began writing at a very early age and had even published his first poems by the age of 16 in a local newspaper. Much of his work was written in the "African-American Vernacular" associated with the antebellum South, although he also employed conventional English in his novels and poems. Dunbar was among the first African-American writers to garner international acclaim for their work. Contents include: "The Hamiltons", "A Farewell Dinner", "The Theft", "From a Clear Sky", "The Justice of Men", "Outcasts", "In New York", "An Evening Out", "His Heart's Desire", "A Visitor from Home", "Broken Hopes", "'All the World's a Stage'", etc. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this novel now complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
The Sport Of The Gods
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Author : Paul Dunbar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
The Sport Of The Gods written by Paul Dunbar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Classical literature categories.
This eBook version of The Sport of the Gods;presents the full text of this literary classic.
The Sport Of The Gods
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Author : Laurence Paul Dunbar
language : en
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Release Date : 2007-10-01
The Sport Of The Gods written by Laurence Paul Dunbar and has been published by IndyPublish.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with Fiction categories.
The Sport Of The Gods Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition
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Author : Paul Laurence Dunbar
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2006
The Sport Of The Gods Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition written by Paul Laurence Dunbar and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
The Sport Of The Gods Classic Reprint
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Author : Paul Laurence Dunbar
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-20
The Sport Of The Gods Classic Reprint written by Paul Laurence Dunbar and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-20 with categories.
Excerpt from The Sport of the Gods His joking prophecy came true very soon. Berry had long had a tenderness for Fannie, the housekeeper. AS She retained her post under the new Mrs. Oakley, and as there was a cottage ready to his hand, it promised to be cheaper and more convenient all around to get married. Fannie was will ing, and so the matter was settled. Fannie had never regretted her choice, nor had Berry ever had cause to curse his utilitarian ideas. The stream Of years had flowed pleasantly and peacefully with them. Their little sorrows had come, but their joys had been many. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Sport Of The Gods
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Author : Paul Laurence Dunbar (écrivain).)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Sport Of The Gods written by Paul Laurence Dunbar (écrivain).) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Of Gods And Games
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Author : William J. Baker
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2016-11-01
Of Gods And Games written by William J. Baker and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
That Americans take to sports with a spiritual fervor is no secret. Athletics has even been called a civil religion for how it permeates our daily lives as we chase our own dreams of glory or watch others compete. Few would deny our national devotion to sports; however, many would gloss over it as all of a piece. To do that, as William J. Baker shows us, is to miss the fascinating variety of experiences at the intersection of sports and religion—and the ramifications of such on a national citizenry defined, as Baker writes, “by the team they cheer on Saturday and the church they attend on Sunday.” With nods to modern and ancient history, Baker looks at the ever-changing relationship between faith and sports through vignettes about devout athletes, coaches, and journalists. Of Gods and Games offers an accessible entrée into some of the larger issues embedded in American culture’s sports–religion connection. Baker first considers two Christian athletes who have engaged sports and religion on fundamentally different terms: Shelly Pennefather, one of the dominant women’s basketball players of the late 1980s, who left the sport for life as a cloistered nun; and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, who has used his college and pro football careers as a platform for evangelizing. In discussing basketball coach Dean Smith (University of North Carolina) and football coaches Steve Spurrier (University of South Carolina) and Bill McCartney (University of Colorado) Baker looks at how each strove to honor faith amid sometimes complicated personal lives and ever-crushing professional demands. Finally, Baker looks at how faith inspired such sportswriters as Grantland Rice, who sprinkled his stories with religious allusions, and Watson Spoelstra, who struck a deal with God at his daughter’s deathbed (she recovered) and subsequently devoted his off-hours and retirement years to charity work.
The Gods Of Sport
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Author : Ric Chapman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Gods Of Sport written by Ric Chapman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Athletes categories.
Twelve interviews with Australian sports stars who are Christians in different churches, including charismatic, Uniting Church, Catholic and Anglican, telling of their careers and how their Christian experiences and values influence what they do. The players, in a wide range of sports, include Peter Warner, Tani Ruckle, Steve Lawrence and Craig Warren.
