Tennis: A Cultural HistoryThe cover painting shows an 18th-century Italian game of tennis, and the opening chapter is intriguingly subtitled "Tennis and the Devil." Gillmeister (linguistics, U. of Bonn) provides a sociohistorical survey of this popular sport. Illustrations and photos as well as commentary trace the game from its origins as "the monk's racket" --an attenuated medieval form of football--, through Renaissance literary references to it, to its evolution as lawn tennis in America and Europe. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 347
... Alexander , Lawn Tennis , p . 15f .; idem , Wingfield , pp . 88f . and 196 ; and Todd , p . 231. Much to the reader's bewilderment , Alexander , Lawn Tennis , p . 109 , and Wingfield , p . 205 , states in an introductory note to the ...
... Alexander , Lawn Tennis , p . 15f .; idem , Wingfield , pp . 88f . and 196 ; and Todd , p . 231. Much to the reader's bewilderment , Alexander , Lawn Tennis , p . 109 , and Wingfield , p . 205 , states in an introductory note to the ...
Page 349
... Alexander , Wingfield , pp . 273-5 , Appendix D. 31. The Birmingham Rifle Volunteer Corps was founded in 1859 when there were fears in England of an invasion by the French , see Todd , p . 41. Gem died in 1881 at the age of 62 as a ...
... Alexander , Wingfield , pp . 273-5 , Appendix D. 31. The Birmingham Rifle Volunteer Corps was founded in 1859 when there were fears in England of an invasion by the French , see Todd , p . 41. Gem died in 1881 at the age of 62 as a ...
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... Alexander , Wingfield , p . 264f . ) is : ' The length of the centre net is 7 yards , ... ' . 52.See Alexander , Wingfield , p . 228f . ( from the fifth edition of his book of 1876 ) . 53.See ibid . , p . 175 . 54. See ibid . , p ...
... Alexander , Wingfield , p . 264f . ) is : ' The length of the centre net is 7 yards , ... ' . 52.See Alexander , Wingfield , p . 228f . ( from the fifth edition of his book of 1876 ) . 53.See ibid . , p . 175 . 54. See ibid . , p ...
Contents
the monks racket | 1 |
The tennis games of the Middle Ages | 35 |
The language of tennis | 84 |
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