Laurel and Thorn: The Athlete in American Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813152486)

To examine the social and cultural significance of the athlete hero in American literature, Robert J. Higgs turns to the works of Ring Lardner, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, William Faulkner, Robert Penn Warren, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams. Higgs views the athlete in literature not as an artistic creation but as one who reflects the tastes, attainments, beliefs, and ideals of his society. The athletes he describes as Apollonian are the know-it-alls, of whom Lard

Author: Robert J. Higgs
ISBN-10: 0813152488
ISBN-13: 9780813152486
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d