In Praise of Athletic Beauty
By the hundreds of millions we show up, stand in line, turn on, and tune in to watch, mesmerized, as athletes perform. And yet this experience, so widely craved and intensely felt, we commonly dismiss as only a game. A book that looks beyond the usual explanations of why sports fascinates, In Praise of Athletic Beauty also strives for a language that can frame--even enhance --the pleasure we take in watching athletic events. The vicarious thrill, anxiety release, competitive spirit: in place of these traditional answers to the mystery of sports' allure, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht proposes a more powerful and provocative alternative. The fascinat…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-674-02172-3
- EAN: 9780674021723
- Produktnummer: 19419878
- Verlag: Harvard University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H18.1 cm x B11.8 cm x D2.5 cm 316 g
- Abbildungen: None
- Gewicht: 316
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
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