The phenomenon of soccer in some literary texts: Classical and contemporary

This article talks about how in the literature history, many authors had shown a profound interest in describing the phenomenon of football soccer, one of the most popular sports on earth. We can see this aspect in pre-Hispanic texts like: Popol Vuh, also in some modern intellectuals like Eduardo Ga...

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Main Author: Victor Gil Castañeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de La Plata 2009-11-01
Series:Educación Física y Ciencia
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Online Access:http://www.efyc.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/3012
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Summary:This article talks about how in the literature history, many authors had shown a profound interest in describing the phenomenon of football soccer, one of the most popular sports on earth. We can see this aspect in pre-Hispanic texts like: Popol Vuh, also in some modern intellectuals like Eduardo Galeano (Uruguayan), in his book: El footboy a sol y sombra. The document also mentioned other literary texts which prominent figures, narrative atmospheres, sail in the aesthetic description of the football
ISSN:1514-0105
2314-2561