{"product_id":"9781666940732","title":"Poetics of Olympism Studies in Ancient Greek Sport and its Modern Reception","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGreek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePoetics of Olympism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStudies in Ancient Greek Sport and its Modern Reception\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStamatia Dova | Andromache Karanika | Eirene Visvardi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ Greece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Olympism: Studies in Ancient Greek Sport and its Modern Reception\u003c\/i\u003e examines ancient Greek sport and its reception in eighteenth and nineteenth century Greece.\u003c\/b\u003e Through systematic analysis of texts and artifacts, Stamatia Dova investigates the cultural poetics of sport from Homer to Plato as well as the anthropology of its reception in early modern Greece. The first five chapters explore archaic and classical Greek sport in connection to language, social class, identity formation, pedagogy, and gender. The last three chapters study the concept of Olympic revival in the work of Rigas Velestinlis, Panagiotis Soutsos, Dimitrios Vikelas, and Kostis Palamas, shedding new light on previously underexplored topics, including an 1886 travelogue to Olympia and the poetics of the Olympic anthem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis synthesis of synchronic and diachronic approaches to ancient Greek sport conceptualizes Olympism as the set of beliefs that acknowledged Greece's Olympic heritage, supported Olympic revival, and helped contextualize within modernity ancient discourses on the intrinsic value of sport. Addressed to experts and general readers alike, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Olympism: Studies in Ancient Greek Sport and its Modern Reception\u003c\/i\u003e combines classical philology with cultural and Olympic studies to offer a multi-faceted view of ancient Greek sport and its enduring modern reception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStamatia Dova\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics and Greek Studies at Hellenic College in Brookline, Massachusetts. She teaches and publishes on archaic and classical Greek poetry, ancient Greek athletics, and the concept of the hero in ancient Greece. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGreek Heroes in and out of Hades\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and of \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Failure in Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eHistorical Poetics in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Greece: Essays in Honor of Lily Macrakis\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and the lead co-editor of \u003ci\u003eHomer in Sicily\u003c\/i\u003e (2023).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 June 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666940732\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57328559063180,"sku":"9781666940732","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1793713c-a93f-443c-9277-fd8b3f2a3fbe.jpg?v=1794364999","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666940732","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}