Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley
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"Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley" is a nonfiction essay by David Foster Wallace that humorously and critically examines the culture, spectacle, and commercialization of professional tennis at a Midwest tournament.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
literary essay
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nonfiction essay ⓘ |
| author | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
commercialization of professional tennis
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culture of professional tennis ⓘ spectacle of professional sports ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Midwest tennis tournament ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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sports writing ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
critical
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humorous ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
professional tennis
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tennis ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| partOf | David Foster Wallace tennis essays corpus ⓘ |
| setting |
Midwestern United States
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Tornado Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
American sports culture
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commercialization of sports ⓘ media and spectacle ⓘ regional identity ⓘ sports spectacle ⓘ |
| tone |
analytical
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ironic ⓘ |
| workOf | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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