| United States Authors Series: The Writer's Game Contributor(s): Orodenker, Richard (Author), Orodenker, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 080573998X ISBN-13: 9780805739985 Publisher: Twayne Publishers OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1996 Annotation: Richard Orodenker's The Writers' Game is a one-of-a-kind guide to the writers and player-writers whose voices have formed this unique subgenre of American literature. Surveying the vast body of nonfiction writing devoted to baseball and exploring the recurrent themes and myths that typify it, the book gives special attention to the familiar essay, the in-depth personal profile, and the memoir or autobiography, while never skirting seminal works of baseball lore, whether early sports guide, dime novel, or oral history. The result is a dozen thematically arranged chapters that inspect the works of scores of writers - including Christy Mathewson, Stephen Crane, Donald Hall, Jim Bouton, Roger Angell, and Annie Dillard - and provide a thoroughly entertaining compendium of the history and culture of baseball. Enhancing the volume's usefulness are an introduction, notes and references, selected bibliography, and index. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - Essays & Writings - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 810.935 |
| LCCN: 95045852 |
| Series: Twayne's United States Authors |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.76" W x 8.75" (1.01 lbs) 225 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A critical analysis of books about baseball, this book examines the literary tradition which accompanies America's favourite pastime. From Stephen Crane to Roger Angell, the author places the writings in their cultural context, emphasizing the enduring myth of a Norman Rockwell America. The author intends the book to be considered not just the history of baseball writing, but as the history of an important part of American culture. |