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Contemporary athletics & ancient Greek ideals

Title: Contemporary athletics & ancient Greek ideals [electronic resource] / Daniel A. Dombrowski.
Author: Dombrowski, Daniel A.
Publication: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

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1 online resource (167 p.)

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Contemporary athletics & ancient Greek ideals (Online)

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Contemporary athletics & ancient Greek ideals (Online)
Contemporary athletics and ancient Greek ideals

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162) and index.

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Contents

The ancient background -- Weiss and the pursuit of bodily excellence -- Huizinga and the homo ludens hypothesis -- Feezell, moderation, and irony -- The process of becoming virtuous.

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