The Aesthetics, Poetics, and Rhetoric of Soccer (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

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Synopsis
Soccer has long been known as 'the beautiful game'. This multi-disciplinary volume explores soccer, soccer culture, and the representation of soccer in art, film, and literature, using the critical tools of aesthetics, poetics, and rhetoric. Including international contributions from scholars of philosophy, literary and cultural studies, linguistics, art history, and the creative arts, this book begins by investigating the relationship between beauty and soccer and asks what criteria should be used to judge the sport’s aesthetic value. Covering topics as diverse as humor, national identity, style, celebrity, and social media, its chapters examine the nature of fandom, the role of language, and the significance of soccer in contemporary popular culture. It also discusses what one might call the ‘stylistics’ of soccer, analyzing how players, fans, and commentators communicate on and off the pitch, in the press, on social media, and in wider public discourse. The Aesthetics, Poetics, and Rhetoric of Soccer makes for fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport, culture, literature, philosophy, linguistics, and society.
Copyright:
2018

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781351180382
Related ISBNs:
9781351180405, 9780815385738, 9780815385738
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Ridvan Askin, Catherine Diederich, Aline Bieri
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sports, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Philosophy, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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