The Oxford Handbook Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World

ISBN-13: 9780199592081 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 768 str.

Alison Futrell; Thomas F. Scanlon

Recenzje

The handbook offers a useful and wide-ranging instrument for all students of ancient sport and spectacle.

O autorze

Alison Futrell is Associate Professor and Head of the History Department at the University of Arizona. Her research interests focus on the discourse, performance, and imagery of power in imperial Rome, with special interest in spectacle and gender. Thomas F. Scanlon is Professor Emeritus of Classics at University of California, Riverside. His research interests focus mainly on Ancient Greek Sport and Greek and Roman historical writing, especially Thucydides and Sallust. His approach to Greek sport is primarily one of investigating social and cultural contexts, including issues of gender, sexuality, religion, and literary sources.