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Ancient Greek Civilization

By David Sansone

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Hardcover:

9780631232353 | Blackwell Pub, December 12, 2003, cover price $119.95

Paperback:

9781119098157 | 3 reprint edition (Blackwell Pub, August 29, 2016), cover price $39.95

9781405167321 | 2 edition (Blackwell Pub, January 19, 2009), cover price $52.95

9780631232360 | Blackwell Pub, December 12, 2003, cover price $40.95

Greek Drama and the Invention of Rhetoric

Product Description: Asserts a novel and controversial theory on the origins of rhetoric that differs radically from the standard view Argues that it was the theatre of Ancient Greece, first appearing around 500 BC, that prompted the development of formalized rhetoric, which evolved soon thereafter Provides a cogent reworking of existing evidence Reveals the bias and inconsistency of Aristotle...read more

By David Sansone

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9781118357088 | Blackwell Pub, September 4, 2012, cover price $110.95 | About this edition: Asserts a novel and controversial theory on the origins of rhetoric that differs radically from the standard view Argues that it was the theatre of Ancient Greece, first appearing around 500 BC, that prompted the development of formalized rhetoric, which evolved soon thereafter Provides a cogent reworking of existing evidence Reveals the bias and inconsistency of Aristotle

Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport

Product Description: How is sport in contemporary society related to sport in earlier civilizations? Why is the expenditure of energy involved in sport considered exhilarating, while the equivalent expenditure of energy in other contexts can be dispiriting? David Sansone offers answers to these questions and advances a revolutionary thesis to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport...read more

By David Sansone

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Hardcover:

9780520060999 | Univ of California Pr, June 1, 1988, cover price $55.01 | About this edition: Examines the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial rituals, argues that sports arose from the vestiges of hunting rituals, and discusses sports-related phenomena

Paperback:

9780520080959 | Univ of California Pr on Demand, December 1, 1992, cover price $31.95 | About this edition: How is sport in contemporary society related to sport in earlier civilizations?

Plutarch: The Lives of Aristeides and Cato

Product Description: Plutarch's Lives have always attracted a large number of admirers, particularly because of his pragmatic concern with ethics and politics. But Plutarch intended his Lives to be read in pairs, an intention that is often ignored by those who treat these works as merely historical sources...read more

By David Sansone (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780856684210 | Aris & Phillips, May 1, 1989, cover price $80.00 | About this edition: Plutarch's Lives have always attracted a large number of admirers, particularly because of his pragmatic concern with ethics and politics.

Paperback:

9780856684227 | Aris & Phillips, May 1, 1989, cover price $32.00

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