Games, Greek and Pluck: Classicism, Masculinity, Elite Education and British Sport, 1850-1914

By Andy Carter

How classical ideas shaped the elite British male's view of his place in the world and his attitudes to masculinity, gender, race, class and duty. How classicism and athleticism were closely entwined in the English public school. The networks of classicists behind the reform of British sport in the late-nineteenth century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803746130
• ISBN13: 9781803746135
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"