Sport and festival in the ancient Greek world

Format:

Book

Responsibility:

edited by David J. Phillips and David Pritchard

Language:

English

Published:

Swansea : Classical Press of Wales
Oakville, CT : Dist. in the U.S. by David Brown Book Co., c2003

Description:

xxxi, 416 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Authors:

Table of Contents:

The organization and functioning of the Olympic Games	Stephen Miller
The German excavations at Olympia : an introduction	Helmud Kyrieleis ; translated by Suzanne Binder
Elis and Olympia : city, sanctuary and politics	Nigel B. Crowther
Victory statue, victory song : Pindar's agonistic poetics and its legacy	Patrick O'Sullivan
Olympia and the chariot-race of Pelops	John Davidson
Homer, funeral contests and the origins of the Greek city	Ben Brown
The politics of dance : Dithyrambic contest and social order in ancient Greece	Peter Wilson
Athenian political history : a Panathenaic perspective	David J. Phillips
The Parthenon frieze as an idealized, contemporary Panathenaic festival	Tom Stevenson
The curious matter of the Lenaia festival of 422 BC	Ian C. Storey
Athletics, education and participation in classical Athens	David Pritchard
Athletics, competition and the intellectual	Harold Tarrant
1000 Years of the Olympic Games : Treasures of Ancient Greece : The Powerhouse Museum exhibition	Paul Donnelly and Kevin Fewster
VROOM (Virtual Reconstruction of Olympia Model) : The creation of a virtual tour from a digital model	Kate da Costa ... (et. al.)
1000 Years of the Olympic Games : Treasures of Ancient Greece : A study of audiences and impact	Carol Scott

The organization and functioning of the Olympic Games	Stephen Miller
The German excavations at Olympia : an introduction	Helmud Kyrieleis ; translated by Suzanne Binder
Elis and Olympia : city, sanctuary and politics	Nigel B. Crowther
Victory statue, victory song : Pindar's agonistic poetics and its legacy	Patrick O'Sullivan
Olympia and the chariot-race of Pelops	John Davidson
Homer, funeral contests and the origins of the Greek city	Ben Brown

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