Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources
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Yayınevi
Barkod
9780520241541
Yazar
Miller, Stephen G.
Yayın Dili
İngilizce
Yayın Yılı
2004
Sayfa Sayısı
275
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Karton Kapak
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27,95 USD
From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitruvius on literary competitions, and Xenophon on female body building. With nearly 50 per cent more texts than the highly successful second edition, this new version of "Arete" offers readers an absorbing lesson in the culture of Greek athletics from the greatest of teachers, the ancients themselves, and demonstrates that the concepts of virtue, skill, pride, valor, and nobility embedded in the word arete are only part of the story from antiquity.
Review: "Unquestionably the best available sourcebook on the nature of athletics and its role in Greek society from Homeric through Roman Imperial times."--Jeremy Rutter, "Classical World"
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