Writing the Body in Motion: A Critical Anthology on Canadian Sport Literature - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 177199228X ISBN 13 : 9781771992282

Editeur : AU Press, 2018

Synopsis

Sport literature is never just about sport. The genre's potential to explore the human condition, including aspects of violence, gender, and the body, has sparked the interest of writers, readers, and scholars. Over the last decade, a proliferation of sport literature courses across the continent is evidence of the sophisticated and evolving body of work developing in this area. Writing the Body in Motion offers introductory essays on the most commonly taught Canadian sport literature texts. The contributions sketch the state of current scholarship, highlight recurring themes and patterns, and offer close readings of key works. Organized chronologically by source text, ranging from Shoeless Joe (1982) to Indian Horse (2012), the essays offer a variety of ways to read, consider, teach, and write about sport literature.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Angie Abdou is assistant professor of creative writing at Athabasca University and a regular book reviewer for Quill and Quire. She has published one short story collection and four novels. Jamie Dopp is associate professor of Canadian literature at the University of Victoria, where he has taught a course in hockey and literature for a number of years. He has published two collections of poetry and a novel and in 2009, he coedited a collection of essays with Richard Harrison called Now Is the Winter: Thinking about Hockey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AU Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 177199228X
• ISBN 13: 9781771992282
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Éditeur: Abdou Angie, Dopp Jamie
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible