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 182
... rules book . When , in the autumn of the same year , the brisk sales made a second print necessary , it carried the sole name of sphairistikè , ostentatiously and in big letters.48 Little impressed by the Major's stratagem , however ...
... rules book . When , in the autumn of the same year , the brisk sales made a second print necessary , it carried the sole name of sphairistikè , ostentatiously and in big letters.48 Little impressed by the Major's stratagem , however ...
Page 238
... rules of Major Wingfield , for in that case the court would have featured a service crease which is notably absent from the picture . The match was played according to the rules established by a commission of the Marylebone Cricket Club ...
... rules of Major Wingfield , for in that case the court would have featured a service crease which is notably absent from the picture . The match was played according to the rules established by a commission of the Marylebone Cricket Club ...
Page 320
... rules , printed on a broadsheet , and deals mainly with the duties of the so - called coime , the players ' wagers and rulings for the more unusual events during a match : the rules are clearly meant for the insider who already knows ...
... rules , printed on a broadsheet , and deals mainly with the duties of the so - called coime , the players ' wagers and rulings for the more unusual events during a match : the rules are clearly meant for the insider who already knows ...
Contents
the monks racket | 1 |
The tennis games of the Middle Ages | 35 |
The language of tennis | 84 |
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