Título: The depiction of boxing in classical Athenian art /
Autores: Boivin, Lawrence J.
Fecha: 2001
Publicador: McGill University - MCGILL
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Tipo: Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Tema: Boxing.
Sports in art.
Art, Greek.
Art, Classical.
Descripción: The aim of this study is to test the assumption that the depictions of ancient boxing found on Attic Black and Red Figure pottery are accurate. Due to the scarcity of ancient written material and physical evidence, most of our knowledge of the sport must be based on the depictions themselves.
This thesis sets out to discover whether or not our basis of knowledge, the vases and their depictions, are accurate and reflect what truly happened in a boxing match. To accomplish this, two main variables are put to test: the ratio of left- and right-handed boxers, and the occurrence of certain tactics used when right-handed and left-handed fighters face each other.
Primary sources of depictions are drawn from the Panathenaic amphorae together with some other Attic Black and Red Figure vases. Boxing knowledge is that of the author, who has studied in the field for the past five years.
Idioma: en