Sporting autobiographies of illness and the role of metaphor
Authors: Stewart, C., Smith, B. and Sparkes, A.C.
Journal: Sport in Society
Volume: 14
Issue: 5
Pages: 581-597
ISSN: 1743-0437
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2011.574358
Abstract:This article utilizes data provided by 12 published autobiographies to explore the role of metaphor in shaping the illness experience of elite athletes. First, a case is made for the use of published autobiographies as a resource in sports-related studies for examining vocabularies of self, and the centrality of metaphor in the performance of significant personal and social narrative work is highlighted. Following this, the selected autobiographies are analysed to reveal the manner in which three narrative types frame the use of specific metaphors, and attention is given to their impact on the ways in which illness is described and understood by elite athletes and others. Finally, the limitations and possibilities of the autobiographical stories are considered along with the need for future research in this area. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.
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Sporting autobiographies of illness and the role of metaphor
Authors: Stewart, C., Sparkes, A.C. and Smith, B.
Journal: Sport in Society
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2011.574358
Abstract:This article utilizes data provided by 12 published autobiographies to explore the role of metaphor in shaping the illness experience of elite athletes. First, a case is made for the use of published autobiographies as a resource in sports-related studies for examining vocabularies of self, and the centrality of metaphor in the performance of significant personal and social narrative work is highlighted. Following this, the selected autobiographies are analysed to reveal the manner in which three narrative types frame the use of specific metaphors, and attention is given to their impact on the ways in which illness is described and understood by elite athletes and others. Finally, the limitations and possibilities of the autobiographical stories are considered along with the need for future research in this area.
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