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Routledge - British Sporting Literature and Culture Book

Name: Routledge - British Sporting Literature and Culture Book
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the origins of modern sport through this academic collection from Routledge. During the long eighteenth century, the rules of sport were codified, transforming athletic activities into businesses, spectacles, and organized performances. This book examines how gaming and sporting culture became deeply connected during this transformative era. This collection looks at the connection between sport, literature, and culture. It places sporting history within various social frameworks, including religion, politics, and nationalism. Readers will find analysis on how sport relates to labor, leisure time, gender, and science. By studying the poetics and culture of sport, this work provides a look at how these themes influenced artists like John Collett and various writers of the period. It is an essential resource for those studying the social and cultural history of the long eighteenth century.

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Examines the codification of modern sport rules during the long eighteenth century.

Analyzes sport as a business, a spectacle, and a performance within its historical context.

Situates sporting culture alongside religion, labor, politics, and nationalism.

Explores the connection between sporting culture and the organization of gaming.

Investigates how sport influenced writers and artists of the eighteenth century.

Provides academic insight into the relationship between sport, gender, and science.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1472465083
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Social & Cultural
Domain: Amazon UK
Publication Date: 28 September 2015
Listed Since: 11 May 2015

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