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How to compete : an ancient guide to the virtues of sports /

"An energetic new translation of the ancient Greek satirist Lucian's humorous and enlightening dialogue on the pros -- and cons -- ofathletics, fitness, and competition. Sports and philosophy went hand in hand for the ancient Greeks and Romans, and philosophical conversation was a recogniz...

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Main Author: Lucian, of Samosata (Author)
Other Authors: Reid, Heather Lynne, 1963- (Translator), Mitsis, Phillip (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
English
Language Notes:Ancient Greek text with parallel English translations from the Ancient Greek.
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2026]
Series:Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Subjects:
Sports > Moral and ethical aspects > Humor > Early works to 1800.
Sportsmanship > Moral and ethical aspects > Humor > Early works to 1800.
Athletics > Moral and ethical aspects > Humor > Early works to 1800.
Physical education and training > Moral and ethical aspects > Humor > Early works to 1800.
Sports > Aspect moral > Humour > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Sportivité > Aspect moral > Humour > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Sports athlétiques > Aspect moral > Humour > Ouvrages avant 1800.
humor.
dialogues.
Humor.
Dialogues (Literature)
Humour.
Dialogues (Littérature)

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