Making the Team: The Cultural Work of Baseball Fiction
(Part of the Sport and Society Series)
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Timothy Morris examines the cultural implications of baseball novels, focusing on the themes of assimilation, heterosexuality, language, and meritocracy, because they pose particularly problematic issues for America. Morris explores canonical works like The Natural and Bang the Drum Slowly but devotes equal attention to juvenile novels by John Tunis and other authors. Throughout, Morris considers how fictional characters have embodied the ideals of manliness, courage, competitiveness, athleticism, whiteness, and standard English--of "Americanness" in its many facets--for readers of different ages and in different eras. He also considers what distinguishes "high art" from a baseball novel or other genre story. As his analysis shows, drawing the line may be of vital concern for scholars and Americans at large.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252065972
ISBN13:9780252065972
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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