Cynthia Lewis

"The game's afoot"

A Sports Lover's Introduction to Shakespeare

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Like the age-old feud between the Montagues and Capulets in Romeo and Juliet, the enduring rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers makes for great drama. Macbeth's career began with promise but ended in ruin--not unlike Pete Rose's. Twelfth Night's Viola's disguise as a boy to enter into a man's world is echoed in Babe Didrikson Zaharias' challenge to the pro golf patriarchy when she competed in the Los Angeles Open. Exploring parallels between Shakespeare's plays and famous events in the world of sports, this book introduces seven of the best-known plays to the sports enthusiast and offers a fresh perspective to Shakespeare devotees.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9781476670065
• ISBN-10: 1476670064
• Artikelnr.: 49342168

Autorenporträt

Cynthia Lewis is Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Davidson College in North Carolina. She regularly publishes literary criticism on Shakespeare and his contemporaries and is a recognized literary journalist.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
"Ancient grudges": Rivalry in Romeo and Juliet and the Lakers versus the Celtics delete deleteInside Shakespeare: Pronouns in Romeo and Juliet 2.
"Glory like a shooting star": Richard II, Over-Confidence and "The Miracle on Ice" delete deleteInside Shakespeare: Subtext in Richard II 3.
"The uses of adversity": The 1988 World Series, Kirk Gibson and As You Like It delete deleteAn Interview with Coach Bob McKillop 4.
"Even play of battle": Henry V, Agincourt and Super Bowl III delete deleteAn Interview with Kevin and Della O'Neill, Leicester City Soccer Fans 5.
"I am the man!" Twelfth Night and Women of Prowess delete deleteInterview with Shakespearean Actor Graham Smith 6.
"Vaulting ambition": Team versus Self and Macbeth delete deleteInside Shakespeare: Macbeth and the Question of Emphasis 7.
"Sea change": The Tempest, Andre Agassi and Second deleteChances delete deleteInside Shakespeare: Over-Simplification in and of The Tempest Appendix: Professional Actors Comment on Parallels Between Spectator Sports and Shakespearean Performance Chapter Notes Bibliography Index