Perfect in their art
poems on boxing from Homer to Ali
Edición de la obra Perfect in their art
| Autor | Robert Hedin, Michael Waters |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2004 |
| Lugar | Carbondale, IL |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 221 |
| ISBN-10 | 0809325314 |
| OCLC | 51892940 |
| Número de Cutter | H454p |
Since Homer, boxing has been fertile ground for poets. The boxer-as-tragic-hero archetype seems to have particular power in the poems collected here; fatallyy flawed champs like Jack Johnson and Sonny Liston are poetic subjects at least as often as Joe Louis and Ali.