Writing the Prizefight | Pierce Egan's "Boxiana" World

David Snowdon

ISBN 10: 3034309902 / ISBN 13: 9783034309905

Editore: Peter Lang, 2013

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Writing the Prizefight | Pierce Egan's "Boxiana" World | David Snowdon | Taschenbuch | 272 S. | Englisch | 2013 | Peter Lang | EAN 9783034309905 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Titolo: Writing the Prizefight | Pierce Egan's "Boxiana" World
• Editore: Peter Lang
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3034309902
• ISBN 13: 9783034309905
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 225 L x 150 A x 15 P (millimetri) 225 millimetri di larghezza per 150 millimetri di altezza per 15 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 387 grammi
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This book won the Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for Sports History (2013)

This book focuses on the literary contribution made by the pugilistic writing of Pierce Egan (c. 1772-1849), identifying the elements that rendered Egan’s style distinctive and examining the ways his writing invigorated the sporting narrative. In particular, the author analyses Egan’s blend of inventive imagery and linguistic exuberance within the commentaries of the Boxiana series (1812-29). The book explores the metropolitan and sporting jargon used by the diverse range of characters that inhabited Egan’s ‘Pugilistic Hemisphere’ and looks at Egan’s exploitation of prizefighting’s theatricality. Another significant theme is the role of pugilistic reporting in perpetuating stereotypical notions relating to British national identity, military readiness and morality. Consideration of Egan’s metropolitan rambles is complemented by discussion of the heterogeneity, spectacle and social dynamics of the prize ring and its reportage. The book traces Egan’s impact during the nineteenth century and, importantly, evaluates his influence on the subsequent development of sporting journalism.

Informazioni sull?autore

David Snowdon completed his PhD at Newcastle University in 2008. He was employed as academic tutor at Sunderland University, where he lectured on Victorian literature. He continues, in an independent capacity, to undertake further scholarly research and to maintain Eganesque multimedia resources including a website, www.pierce-egan.co.uk.