images of the athlete in art, literature and song Womack, Mari. creator text bibliography ncu Jefferson, N.C McFarland & Co. c2003 2003 monographic eng

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vii, 243 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. 1. Sport as symbol. Heroic dramas and athletic actors -- 2. The adversary in nature. The hunt: power of life and death -- The hunt domesticated: ritual origins of the bullfight -- 3. The human adversary. Combat sports: the socialization of conflict -- War games -- 4. The adversary within. Transcending time and space -- Metaphors of love, death, and rebirth -- 5. Symbolic actors and social dramas. High priests and super stars. Mari Womack. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-237) and index. Sports in art NX650.S83 W66 2003 704.9/49796 0786415797 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper) 2003012455 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003012455.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003012455.html DLC 030530 20161203102021.0 13218533