Dombrowski, Daniel A. <br/><br/>
Contemporary athletics & ancient Greek ideals  [electronic resource] / 
 Contemporary athletics and ancient Greek ideals 
Daniel A. Dombrowski 
 - Chicago :  University Of Chicago Press,  c2009 
 - 1 online resource (167 p.) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162) and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226155494 (electronic bk.) 0226155498 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports--Philosophy<br/>Sports--Greece<br/>Sports in literature<br/>Greek literature
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Greece--Civilization