Athletics and Literature in the Roman Empire (Greek Culture in the Roman World) [Hardcover]

Jason König (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521838452 | ISBN-13: 978-0521838450 | Publication Date: May 23, 2005

Greek athletics flourished more in the Roman empire than ever before. Jason König offers an exciting new cultural history of the athletics of this period, setting out neglected evidence for athletic festivals and athletic education. He also explores the way in which discussion of athletics, a highly controversial subject, could become entangled in wider debates in Greek and Roman culture.

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"...Until this book no scholar has studied the body of literature related to athletics in the Roman imperial period...This is a fresh and provocative study and one that begs for similar synchronic analyses of athletically related ancient texts...Konig's work is hugely welcome, and a stimulus for further projects." --Phoenix : Journal of the Classical Association of Canada.

Book Description

Greek athletics flourished more in the Roman empire than it ever had before. This book offers an exciting new cultural history of the athletics of that period, setting out evidence for athletic festivals and athletic education. It also explores the way in which discussion of athletics, a highly-controversial subject, could become entangled in wider debates in Greek and Roman culture. In doing so it overlaps between 'literary' and 'non-literary' texts and offers major new readings of a wide range of Greek and Latin authors.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 420 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (May 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521838452
• ISBN-13: 978-0521838450
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,648,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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