
Knockout
The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema
2011 m.
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Provides the first book-length study of the Hollywood boxing film, a popular movie entertainment since the 1930s. Leger Grindon relates the Hollywood boxing film to the literature of Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, and Clifford Odets; the influence of ring champions, particularly Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali; and controversies surrounding masculinity, race, and sports.
