Blog #7

Meyers, R. J. (2001). Literature and Sport as Ritual and Fantasy. Papers on Language & Literature, 37(4), 337. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

Blog #7

Hello,

I have been getting quite lucky when it comes to my research. Not only am I finding information that I need but I am able to look at different articles and genres relating to ritual and sport. For this upcoming article I wanted to research something outside the box and I found it within this article. This article deals with ritual and sport combined with fantasy. I feel like the more places I cover the better my research can become.

“The beginning of the article talks about the idea of sport and how it compares to other things like art. It goes into more detail stating that people love sports due to their drama and the observation of team and individual success.”

This is a very interesting quote that I found to be unlike anything I have read before. "Game, my ass. Some game. If you get on the side where all the hotshots are, then it's a game, all right--I'll admit that. But if you get on the other side, where there aren't any hot-shots, then what's the game about it? Nothing. No game." He is talking about picking sides for a sport and the unevenness that may go along with it.

To be honest, I think I bit off a lot more than I could chew with this article. It has an interesting message and applies to my study in a small way. I will stay away from information like this in the future and try to apply it more directly instead of indirectly haha.

Travis