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 221
... Reggie Doherty had , in an invitation tournament at Nahant the day before , strained his shoulder , and the physician who had been consulted made a diagnosis to the effect that , if Reggie played his first match on the appointed day ...
... Reggie Doherty had , in an invitation tournament at Nahant the day before , strained his shoulder , and the physician who had been consulted made a diagnosis to the effect that , if Reggie played his first match on the appointed day ...
Page 268
... Reggie Doherty in the final ) aroused the Baron's indignation , and caused his rather scathing comment : 228 ' seldom have we seen an affair lamer than this one , the whole thing was a walk - over for Doherty , and we cannot but regret ...
... Reggie Doherty in the final ) aroused the Baron's indignation , and caused his rather scathing comment : 228 ' seldom have we seen an affair lamer than this one , the whole thing was a walk - over for Doherty , and we cannot but regret ...
Page 271
... Reggie Doherty , the holder , was given a walk - over by his brother Laurie . In the Championship of Germany , however , the walk - over Mahony received was due to the absence of Hillyard , the holder . 243 Pim's defeat was somewhat ...
... Reggie Doherty , the holder , was given a walk - over by his brother Laurie . In the Championship of Germany , however , the walk - over Mahony received was due to the absence of Hillyard , the holder . 243 Pim's defeat was somewhat ...
Contents
the monks racket | 1 |
The tennis games of the Middle Ages | 35 |
The language of tennis | 84 |
Copyright | |
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