Arete : Greek sports from ancient sources /
Arete : Greek sports from ancient sources /
Stephen G. Miller, [editor] ; new foreword by Paul Christesen.
- 3rd ed., with a new foreword.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I. The Earliest Days Of Greek Athletics: 1-2 -- II. Nudity And Equipment: 3-19 -- III. The Events At A Competition -- IV. Organization Of A Panhellenic Festival -- V. Local Festivals -- VI. The Role Of The Games In Society: 128-148 -- VII. Women In Athletics: 149-162 -- VIII. Athletes And Heroes: 163-175 -- IX. Ball Playing: 176-178 -- X. Gymnasion, Athletics, And Education: 179-189 -- XI. The Spread Of Greek Athletics In The Hellenistic Period: 190-199 -- XII. Greek Athletics In The Roman Period: 200-204 -- XIII. Amateurism And Professionalism: 205-223 -- XIV. Nationalism And Internationalism: 224-231 -- XV. Beauty And Reality: 248-256 -- Appendix: The Olympian And Pythian Programs -- Select Bibliography -- Index And Glossary -- Sources For The Chapter-Opening Sketches
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. Thi.
English.
9780520953949 (electronic bk.) 0520953940 (electronic bk.) 9780520274334 0520274334 9780520931039 0520931033 9786613896568 661389656X
10.1525/9780520953949 doi
22573/ctt1pjrhk JSTOR 901DF606-1D59-404F-ADF3-1C57DD94EB3F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Sports--History--Greece--Sources.
Sports in literature.
Sports--Histoire--Grèce--Sources.
Sports dans la littérature.
SPORTS & RECREATION--History.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Sports.
Sports in literature.
Greece.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Sources.
GV21 / .A73 2004eb
796/.0938
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I. The Earliest Days Of Greek Athletics: 1-2 -- II. Nudity And Equipment: 3-19 -- III. The Events At A Competition -- IV. Organization Of A Panhellenic Festival -- V. Local Festivals -- VI. The Role Of The Games In Society: 128-148 -- VII. Women In Athletics: 149-162 -- VIII. Athletes And Heroes: 163-175 -- IX. Ball Playing: 176-178 -- X. Gymnasion, Athletics, And Education: 179-189 -- XI. The Spread Of Greek Athletics In The Hellenistic Period: 190-199 -- XII. Greek Athletics In The Roman Period: 200-204 -- XIII. Amateurism And Professionalism: 205-223 -- XIV. Nationalism And Internationalism: 224-231 -- XV. Beauty And Reality: 248-256 -- Appendix: The Olympian And Pythian Programs -- Select Bibliography -- Index And Glossary -- Sources For The Chapter-Opening Sketches
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. Thi.
English.
9780520953949 (electronic bk.) 0520953940 (electronic bk.) 9780520274334 0520274334 9780520931039 0520931033 9786613896568 661389656X
10.1525/9780520953949 doi
22573/ctt1pjrhk JSTOR 901DF606-1D59-404F-ADF3-1C57DD94EB3F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Sports--History--Greece--Sources.
Sports in literature.
Sports--Histoire--Grèce--Sources.
Sports dans la littérature.
SPORTS & RECREATION--History.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Sports.
Sports in literature.
Greece.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Sources.
GV21 / .A73 2004eb
796/.0938