Elizabeth Wilson (5) (1936–)
Autore di Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity
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Sull'Autore
Elizabeth Wilson is a professor of cultural studies at the University of North London. She has published several books, including The Sphinx in the City and Hallucinations: Life in the Post-Modern City. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1936
- Sesso
- female
- Luogo di residenza
- London, England, UK
- Attività lavorative
- Cultural Studies professor, University of North London
social worker
Member, editorial board, New Left Review
Cultural Studies professor, London Metropolitan University - Organizzazioni
- Communist Party
Feminists Against Censorship
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Shaking a Leg (1)
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- Opere
- 21
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 506
- Popolarità
- #48,975
- Voto
- 3.2
- Recensioni
- 5
- ISBN
- 117
- Lingue
- 4
Every year in June, a friend of mine despairs over many comments of mine - both on social media and when meeting up in person - because I will be in the throws of the ongoing thrill that is the tennis season and my friend absolutely detests the sport - and especially the scoring system. Or, rather, I should say the the 'idiotic' scoring system.
Over the years, this has developed into a bit of a joke between us and by now we have made it a tradition that she will comment on the matches as well - which usually is hilarious.
What has all this to do with the Love Game? Nothing, except that when reading this book I was reminded of my friend and how much she would despise the book. Not so because Love Game is about tennis, but because there seem to be very few answers in the book to questions that the non-tennis enthusiast might have. What I am getting at is that, while reading this book, I was not sure who it was written for. Was it written for people who are already familiar with the sport or for people who were looking for an overview of the sport and its history?
Most of the book read like a piece of academic work, although less like a research paper and more like a literature review, touching on subjects and stories, but never fully investigating them.
Also, having followed the sport since the late 1980s and actually having read some of the books that are referenced in Love Game, much of the information was tangible, if not even familiar. Even to a degree where it was possible to notice where stories were summarised to the extent that they may have lost some of their poignancy.
As a result, I liked the book as a compendium of tennis history but only as a quick introduction, as an appetizer, if you will. I would doubt tho that the fairy impersonal, dare I say passion-less, style of the book would enthuse anyone to find out more about the personalities and issues that have shaped the sport since its inception.… (altro)