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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Pritchard, David M. (1970-....)
Titre(s) : Sport, democracy and war in classical Athens [Texte imprimé] / by David M. Pritchard
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xii, 251 p.) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Comprend : 1. Problems, models and sources ; 2. Athletic participation and education ; 3.
The democratic support of athletics ; 4. Athletics in satyric drama ; 5. The common
culture of athletics and war ; 6. The democratisation of war ; 7. Conclusion: athletic
ephebes.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-244) and index
"Athenian democracy may have opened up politics to every citizen, but it had no impact
on participation in sport. The city's sportsmen continued to be drawn from the elite,
and so it comes as a surprise that sport was very popular with non-elite citizens
of the classical period, who rewarded victorious sportsmen lavishly and created an
unrivalled program of local sporting festivals on which they spent staggering sums
of money. They also shielded sportsmen from the public criticism which was otherwise
normally directed towards the elite and its conspicuous activities. This book is a
bold and novel exploration of this apparent contradiction, which examines three of
the fundamental aspects of Athens in the classical period - democratic politics, public
commitment to sport and constant warfare - and is essential reading for all of those
who are interested in Greek sport, Athenian democracy and its waging of war"
Sujet(s) : Sports -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Athlétisme -- Société -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Athlétisme -- Aspect politique -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107007338. - ISBN 110700733X
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42783532b
Notice n° :
FRBNF42783532
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