The Sporting Muse: A Critical Study of Poetry about Athletes and Athletics

by Don Johnson

This study analyzes contemporary American sports poetry, demonstrating that poems about sports express common attitudes and showing what the respective sports' poems say about American culture of the last fifty years. While placing particular emphasis on the hero in American sports poetry, the study proves that a considerable body of sports poetry exists in American culture and that it is worthy of serious analysis.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786417676
• ISBN13: 9780786417674
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher