Making the Team: The Cultural Work of Baseball Fiction

Morris, Timothy

ISBN 10: 0252065972 / ISBN 13: 9780252065972

Editore: Univ of Illinois Pr, Urbana, 1997

190pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Endnotes; biblio.; index. Codice articolo 087102

Riassunto:

Timothy Morris examines the cultural implications of baseball novels, focusing on the themes of assimilation, heterosexuality, language, and meritocracy, because they pose particularly problematic issues for America. 

Morris explores canonical works like The Natural and Bang the Drum Slowly but devotes equal attention to juvenile novels by John Tunis and other authors. Throughout, Morris considers how fictional characters have embodied the ideals of manliness, courage, competitiveness, athleticism, whiteness, and standard English--of "Americanness" in its many facets--for readers of different ages and in different eras. He also considers what distinguishes "high art" from a baseball novel or other genre story. As his analysis shows, drawing the line may be of vital concern for scholars and Americans at large.

Informazioni sugli autori: Timothy Morris is a professor of English at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author of Becoming Canonical in American Poetry and You're Only Young Twice: Children's Literature and Film.

Timothy Morris teaches English at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Titolo: Making the Team: The Cultural Work of ...
Casa editrice: Univ of Illinois Pr, Urbana
Data di pubblicazione: 1997
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: VG+