Classics 275 - Poetry and Athletics

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Bard College

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Meanings found in athletics have stirred meditations by poets in many cultures and genres. This course addresses the strange intersections of the physical, the social, and the sacred recognized in sports. It allots equal time to three sets of readings: (1) victory odes for the ancient Greek games, principally those of Pindar, the great lyric poet of the West; (2) case studies of the wedding of poetry to athletics in other cultures around the world, as in songs for Hawaiian royal surfing festivals and tales of the foundational ball game in the Mayan Popol Vuh; (3) an anthology of sports poetry in 19th- and 20th-century Europe and America. Readings also include scholarship by sports historians. All readings are in English.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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