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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... champion 74 Ernest Renshaw , champion in 1888 75 A lawn tennis dress , 1880s 76 Richard Dudley Sears , seven - times US champion 77 James Dwight , President of the US Lawn Tennis Association 78 The first US tournament , New York 79 The ...
... champion 74 Ernest Renshaw , champion in 1888 75 A lawn tennis dress , 1880s 76 Richard Dudley Sears , seven - times US champion 77 James Dwight , President of the US Lawn Tennis Association 78 The first US tournament , New York 79 The ...
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... champion , writing down his recollections fifteen years later , wisely put it , 140 lawn tennis was waiting for the ... champion of the previous year had to defend his title against the winner of the All Comers ' Round - he did not ...
... champion , writing down his recollections fifteen years later , wisely put it , 140 lawn tennis was waiting for the ... champion of the previous year had to defend his title against the winner of the All Comers ' Round - he did not ...
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... Champion , 1923-1927 ; reprinted 1982 . Champion , P. , Vie de Charles d'Orléans ( 1394-1465 ) , Paris : Honoré Champion , Editeur , 1911 . Chevalier , C. ( ed . ) , Dom Edmond Martène . Histoire de l'Abbaye de Marmoutier , 2 vols ...
... Champion , 1923-1927 ; reprinted 1982 . Champion , P. , Vie de Charles d'Orléans ( 1394-1465 ) , Paris : Honoré Champion , Editeur , 1911 . Chevalier , C. ( ed . ) , Dom Edmond Martène . Histoire de l'Abbaye de Marmoutier , 2 vols ...
Contents
the monks racket | 1 |
The tennis games of the Middle Ages | 35 |
The language of tennis | 84 |
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