Date of Completion
Spring 5-10-2009
Thesis Advisor(s)
Jonathan Hufstader
Honors Major
English
Disciplines
American Popular Culture | Journalism Studies | Mass Communication | Other English Language and Literature
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the sportswriting genre as a form of personal essay. It explores the art over time through writers Red Smith, A.J. Liebling, Roger Angell, George Plimpton, Bart Giamatti, Frank Deford, and Rick Reilly, as well as anthologized writers from 2008 and blogs.
Recommended Citation
Schreiber, Jonathan, "The Sweet Script: A Critical Analysis of American Sportswriting" (2009). Honors Scholar Theses. 78.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/78