The brilliant cultural and literary theorist Roland Barthes wrote a wonderful essay about 40 years ago on this very topic. I believe the essay is titled "The Wide World of Wrestling." In the essay he compares modern wrestling to this highest forms of Greek tragedy. You might want to check it out.
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ReplyDeleteThe brilliant cultural and literary theorist Roland Barthes wrote a wonderful essay about 40 years ago on this very topic. I believe the essay is titled "The Wide World of Wrestling." In the essay he compares modern wrestling to this highest forms of Greek tragedy. You might want to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI just realized that I posted this comment under the wrong heading! At any rate, here is a link to the full text of the aforementioned essay:
ReplyDeletehttp://social.chass.ncsu.edu/wyrick/debclass/rbwres.htm
Emjoy!