Sport in Australian Drama [Hardcover]

Sport in Australian Drama, first published in 1992, provides an intelligent view of Australian society at play.Sport in Australian Drama, first published in 1992, is a comprehensive and illuminating book which gives us an intelligent view of Australian society, both past and present, at play.Sport in Australian Drama, first published in 1992, is a comprehensive and illuminating book which gives us an intelligent view of Australian society, both past and present, at play.This book looks not only at sport on the Australian stage since 1788 and in Australian film, but also addresses the complex relationship between sport and drama and the way in which the reenactment and celebration of sporting champions and events have contributed to myths of Australian nationhood, manliness and femininity, war, and work.1. Sport and drama: the uneasy playmates; 2. The sport and drama industry 17881930; 3. The first sporting dramas 186680; 4. The golden age of sporting melodrama 18801910; 5. The Australian sporting play on the commercial stage; 6. Sport in Australian film; 7. Sport in literary drama 190989; Notes; Bibliography. Sport in Australian Drama is a welcome addition to the growing list of books that view sport as a reliable source for understanding the complex problems and changing attitudes of society. Through his strikingly original approach, Fotheringham has presented a highly informative and insightful analysis of Australian leisure culture. American Journal of Sociology