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 294
... Germans had followed suit ' loyally ' . As soon as they possessed an association of their own , however , they would be completely independent , and although the German lawn tennis world had no reason to be at variance with the LTA , it ...
... Germans had followed suit ' loyally ' . As soon as they possessed an association of their own , however , they would be completely independent , and although the German lawn tennis world had no reason to be at variance with the LTA , it ...
Page 295
... sport had for a long time prevented the establishment in Germany of a supreme board , an ' alma mater ' he called it , and the difficulties of concerted action were being greatly underestimated . ' A " unified lawn tennis language ” , and ...
... sport had for a long time prevented the establishment in Germany of a supreme board , an ' alma mater ' he called it , and the difficulties of concerted action were being greatly underestimated . ' A " unified lawn tennis language ” , and ...
Page 406
... tennis match in London between Messrs . Durham Stokes and Eugene Corri . 388 ... Lawn- Tennis - Club Frankfurt , the club of which Emil Gramm was the ... German Association . Schmidt - Knatz was elected chairman , and a future ...
... tennis match in London between Messrs . Durham Stokes and Eugene Corri . 388 ... Lawn- Tennis - Club Frankfurt , the club of which Emil Gramm was the ... German Association . Schmidt - Knatz was elected chairman , and a future ...
Contents
the monks racket | 1 |
The tennis games of the Middle Ages | 35 |
The language of tennis | 84 |
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