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Football and Literature in South America (Routledge Research in Sports History)

David Wood

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Description:South America is a region that enjoys an unusually high profile as the origin of some of the world s greatest writers and most celebrated footballers. This is the first book to undertake a systematic study of the relationship between football and literature across South America. Beginning with the first football poem published in 1899, it surveys a range of texts that address key issues in the region s social and political history.Drawing on a substantial corpus of short stories, novels and poems, each chapter considers the shifting relationship between football and literature in South America across more than a century of writing. The way in which authors combine football and literature to challenge the dominant narratives of their time suggests that this sport can be seen as a recurring theme through which matters of identity, nationhood, race, gender, violence, politics and aesthetics are played out.This book is fascinating reading for any student, scholar or serious fan of football, as well as for all those interested in the relationship between sports history, literature and society."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Football and Literature in South America (Routledge Research in Sports History). To get started finding Football and Literature in South America (Routledge Research in Sports History), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: South America is a region that enjoys an unusually high profile as the origin of some of the world s greatest writers and most celebrated footballers. This is the first book to undertake a systematic study of the relationship between football and literature across South America. Beginning with the first football poem published in 1899, it surveys a range of texts that address key issues in the region s social and political history.Drawing on a substantial corpus of short stories, novels and poems, each chapter considers the shifting relationship between football and literature in South America across more than a century of writing. The way in which authors combine football and literature to challenge the dominant narratives of their time suggests that this sport can be seen as a recurring theme through which matters of identity, nationhood, race, gender, violence, politics and aesthetics are played out.This book is fascinating reading for any student, scholar or serious fan of football, as well as for all those interested in the relationship between sports history, literature and society."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Football and Literature in South America (Routledge Research in Sports History). To get started finding Football and Literature in South America (Routledge Research in Sports History), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Football and Literature in South America (Routledge Research in Sports History)

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