Baseball/Literature/Culture: Essays, 2008-2009 (Baseball in Literature and American Culture Conference) [Paperback]

Ronald E. Kates (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2010 | Series: Baseball in Literature and American Culture Conference (Book 5)

The Conference on Baseball in Literature and American Culture has consistently produced a strong body of scholarship since its inception in 1995. Essays presented at the 2008 and 2009 conferences are published in the present work. Topics covered include religion; class and racial dichotomies in the literature of cricket and baseball; re-reading The Natural in the 21st century; the feminist movement; Don DeLillo's Game 6; baseball in Seinfeld; Robert B. Parker; Harry Stein's Hoopla; Negro league owner Tom Wilson's impact on Nashville; Major League Baseball's postwar boom; and overwrought baseball editorials, among others.

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About the Author

Ronald E. Kates is an associate professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University. Warren Tormey is an assistant professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University. They are co-chairs (along with Crosby Hunt) of the Conference on Baseball in Literature and American Culture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 243 pages
• Publisher: McFarland (February 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786436816
• ISBN-13: 978-0786436811
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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