Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources - Brossura

Miller, Stephen G.

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ISBN 10: 0520274334 ISBN 13: 9780520274334

Casa editrice: Univ of California Pr, 2012

Riassunto

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. 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. This bestselling volume on the culture of Greek athletics is updated with a new preface by leading scholar Paul Christesen that discusses the book's continued importance for students of ancient athletics.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Stephen G. Miller is Professor of Classical Archaeology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.
Paul Christesen is Associate Professor of Classics at Dartmouth College.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of California Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0520274334
• ISBN 13: 9780520274334
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 235