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 259
... COUNT VOSS In 1896 , the weather at Uhlenhorst was as bad as the prospects of those challenging the champion , Count Voss , in the tournament from 22 to 30 May . From Berlin , von Schneider had brought along young Lieutenant von Gordon ...
... COUNT VOSS In 1896 , the weather at Uhlenhorst was as bad as the prospects of those challenging the champion , Count Voss , in the tournament from 22 to 30 May . From Berlin , von Schneider had brought along young Lieutenant von Gordon ...
Page 261
... Count Voss would take up quarters , together with Countess Clara von der Schulenburg , his equal socially and also an excellent lawn tennis player . After practising with Burke , he would valiantly cover the short distance to Cannes ...
... Count Voss would take up quarters , together with Countess Clara von der Schulenburg , his equal socially and also an excellent lawn tennis player . After practising with Burke , he would valiantly cover the short distance to Cannes ...
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... Voss left the stage when he realized that in the world of lawn tennis no new territories could be conquered . When ... Count , at least from time to time , allowed himself to lapse into old habits , despite his oath . 192 In Ulrichshusen , ...
... Voss left the stage when he realized that in the world of lawn tennis no new territories could be conquered . When ... Count , at least from time to time , allowed himself to lapse into old habits , despite his oath . 192 In Ulrichshusen , ...
Contents
the monks racket | 1 |
The tennis games of the Middle Ages | 35 |
The language of tennis | 84 |
Copyright | |
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