- Title
- Would Karl Marx Call for an Overthrow of ESPN? Sports as an Opiate of the People
- Author/Creator
- Greg Ahrenhoerster
- Publication Details
- American Sports Fiction, pp.131-150
- Annotation
- Drawing on Marx s theories, Ahrenhoerster examines the limitations and benefits of sports addiction as a method for easing the pain and pressure of life. Looks at Cayetano and Sister Cecilia from The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio, concluding that pursuing sports solely to relieve one s pain is a poor choice.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Record Identifier
- 991015132020803691
Book chapter
Would Karl Marx Call for an Overthrow of ESPN? Sports as an Opiate of the People
American Sports Fiction, pp.131-150
2013
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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