In Praise of Athletic Beauty

by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht

Book Overview

"A thought-provoking--and academically rigorous--defense of the grace and aesthetic worth of sports." --Sports Illustrated

By the hundreds of millions we show up, stand in line, turn on, and tune in to watch, mesmerized, as athletes perform. And yet this experience, so widely craved and intensely felt, we commonly dismiss as "only a game." A book that looks beyond the usual explanations of why sports fascinates, In Praise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067402172X
• ISBN13: 9780674021723
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.7" x 7.1"