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ARETE Greek Sports from Ancient Sources.
de Miller, Stephen G
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Firmado
- Estado
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0520241541
- ISBN 13
- 9780520241541
- Librería
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
University of California Press. Very Good+. 2004. Third Revised Edition. Softcover. 0520241541 . Minor shelfwear. Gift inscription from author to Jenifer [Neils] on titlepage. ; From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda 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. ; 235 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Librería
- Ancient World Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 35372
- Título
- ARETE Greek Sports from Ancient Sources.
- Autor
- Miller, Stephen G
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Softcover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Edición
- Third Revised Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0520241541
- ISBN 13
- 9780520241541
- Editorial
- University of California Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Berkeley
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004
- LCCN
- 2003019000
- Palabras clave
- 0520241541, Sports, Greek History, Classical Greek & Roman
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