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 "Even at a moment when transnationalism appears to have become the new orthodoxy in American Studies, an essay linking a sport indelibly associated with British colonialism, an author at the very core of the American literary canon, and the Cold War may seem to be taking its title’s (cricket inspired) metaphorical invocation of transgression too far. What does a piece that focuses much of its attention on a cricket match played in Australia in early 1933 hold of interest for readers of a journal dedicated to Anglo-American literary relations? The game can hardly be claimed to have made a major impact on the United States’ sporting consciousness, and for many Americans serves as an exemplary reminder of the differences between British and American cultures." |
