Sporting with the Gods: The Rhetoric of Play and Game in American Literature by Michael Oriard

Sporting with the Gods: The Rhetoric of Play and Game in American Literature

Michael Oriard

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Sporting with the Gods examines the metaphors of "play," "game," and "sport" as they are reflected in American literature and culture. The "race" for salvation and success, the great "games" of business and politics, the distinctive American versi...

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