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The Smell of Sweat - Greek Athletics and Greek Culture (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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The Smell of Sweat - Greek Athletics and Greek Culture (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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Loot Price R429
Discovery Miles 4 290
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A survey of Greek athletics from Homeric times through the fourth
century C.E. From the games of the "Iliad, to the foundation of the
Olympic games, to the poetry of Pindar and the Olympic Festival,
this book covers all aspects of Greek athletics: the events
themselves--from the running events held at the first competitions
to the later "heavy" events of wrestling, boxing, and the
pankration, to the pentathlon, jump, discus, and javelin, held only
at festival; the religious and athletic centers; the festivals in
which the games took place; the voices of the games' celebrators
(like the poet Pindar), critics, and the athletes themselves; the
"gyymnasion and its culture; and the evidence--literary, artistic,
archeological, and historical. The introduction examines the
nineteenth-century bias that created the myth of Greek amateurism.
An extensive bibliography aids the reader in pursuing further
study.
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