Neither letters nor swimming : : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / / John M. McManamon.
In a novel study of the impact of classical culture, John McManamon demonstrates that Renaissance scholars rediscovered the importance of swimming to the ancient Greeks and Romans and conceptualized the teaching of swimming as an art. The ancients had a proverb that described a truly ignorant person...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Brill's Studies in Maritime History ; 09 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Studies in Maritime History ;
09. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| id |
993583072504498 |
|---|---|
| ctrlnum |
(CKB)4100000011789863 (nllekb)BRILL9789004446199 (MiAaPQ)EBC6508518 (Au-PeEL)EBL6508518 (OCoLC)1241447878 (EXLCZ)994100000011789863 |
| collection |
bib_alma |
| record_format |
marc |
| spelling |
McManamon, John M., author. Neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / John M. McManamon. Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Brill's Studies in Maritime History ; 09 In a novel study of the impact of classical culture, John McManamon demonstrates that Renaissance scholars rediscovered the importance of swimming to the ancient Greeks and Romans and conceptualized the teaching of swimming as an art. The ancients had a proverb that described a truly ignorant person as knowing "neither letters nor swimming." McManamon traces the ancient textual and iconographic evidence for an art of swimming, demonstrates its importance in warfare, and highlights the activities of free-divers who exploited the skill of swimming to earn a living. Renaissance theorists of a humanist education first advocated a rebirth for swim training, Erasmus included the classical proverb in his Adages , and two sixteenth-century scholars wrote treatises in dialogue form on methods for teaching young people how to swim. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Swimming History. Swimming Study and teaching. Swimming Psychological aspects. 90-04-44620-6 Brill's Studies in Maritime History ; 09. |
| language |
English |
| format |
eBook |
| author |
McManamon, John M., |
| spellingShingle |
McManamon, John M., Neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / Brill's Studies in Maritime History ; |
| author_facet |
McManamon, John M., |
| author_variant |
j m m jm jmm |
| author_role |
VerfasserIn |
| author_sort |
McManamon, John M., |
| title |
Neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / |
| title_sub |
the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / |
| title_full |
Neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / John M. McManamon. |
| title_fullStr |
Neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / John M. McManamon. |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / John M. McManamon. |
| title_auth |
Neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / |
| title_new |
Neither letters nor swimming : |
| title_sort |
neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / |
| series |
Brill's Studies in Maritime History ; |
| series2 |
Brill's Studies in Maritime History ; |
| publisher |
Brill, |
| publishDate |
2021 |
| physical |
1 online resource. |
| isbn |
90-04-44619-2 90-04-44620-6 |
| callnumber-first |
G - Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |
| callnumber-subject |
GV - Leisure and Recreation |
| callnumber-label |
GV836 |
| callnumber-sort |
GV 3836.4 M363 42021 |
| illustrated |
Illustrated |
| dewey-hundreds |
700 - Arts & recreation |
| dewey-tens |
790 - Sports, games & entertainment |
| dewey-ones |
797 - Aquatic & air sports |
| dewey-full |
797.2109 |
| dewey-sort |
3797.2109 |
| dewey-raw |
797.2109 |
| dewey-search |
797.2109 |
| oclc_num |
1241447878 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT mcmanamonjohnm neitherlettersnorswimmingtherebirthofswimmingandfreediving |
| status_str |
n |
| ids_txt_mv |
(CKB)4100000011789863 (OCoLC)1200198017 (nllekb)BRILL9789004446199 (MiAaPQ)EBC6508518 (Au-PeEL)EBL6508518 (OCoLC)1241447878 (EXLCZ)994100000011789863 |
| hierarchy_parent_title |
Brill's Studies in Maritime History ; 09 |
| hierarchy_sequence |
09. |
| is_hierarchy_title |
Neither letters nor swimming : the rebirth of swimming and free-diving / |
| container_title |
Brill's Studies in Maritime History ; 09 |
| _version_ |
1796652878966816769 |
| fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02356nam a2200457 i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">993583072504498</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20230630000723.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d | </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr un uuuua</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">211006s2021 ne a ob 001 0 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">90-04-44619-2</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.1163/9789004446199</subfield><subfield code="2">DOI</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CKB)4100000011789863</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1200198017</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(nllekb)BRILL9789004446199</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)EBC6508518</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(Au-PeEL)EBL6508518</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1241447878</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(EXLCZ)994100000011789863</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="d">MiAaPQ</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">GV836.4</subfield><subfield code="b">.M363 2021</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HBG</subfield><subfield code="2">bicssc</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS</subfield><subfield code="x">037000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">797.2109</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">McManamon, John M.,</subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Neither letters nor swimming :</subfield><subfield code="b">the rebirth of swimming and free-diving /</subfield><subfield code="c">John M. McManamon.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Leiden, Netherlands ;</subfield><subfield code="a">Boston, Massachusetts :</subfield><subfield code="b">Brill,</subfield><subfield code="c">[2021]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2021</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Brill's Studies in Maritime History ;</subfield><subfield code="v">09</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In a novel study of the impact of classical culture, John McManamon demonstrates that Renaissance scholars rediscovered the importance of swimming to the ancient Greeks and Romans and conceptualized the teaching of swimming as an art. The ancients had a proverb that described a truly ignorant person as knowing "neither letters nor swimming." McManamon traces the ancient textual and iconographic evidence for an art of swimming, demonstrates its importance in warfare, and highlights the activities of free-divers who exploited the skill of swimming to earn a living. Renaissance theorists of a humanist education first advocated a rebirth for swim training, Erasmus included the classical proverb in his Adages , and two sixteenth-century scholars wrote treatises in dialogue form on methods for teaching young people how to swim.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on print version record.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Swimming</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Swimming</subfield><subfield code="x">Study and teaching.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Swimming</subfield><subfield code="x">Psychological aspects.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">90-04-44620-6</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="830" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Brill's Studies in Maritime History ;</subfield><subfield code="v">09.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="906" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">BOOK</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="ADM" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">2023-07-06 08:44:42 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="f">system</subfield><subfield code="c">marc21</subfield><subfield code="a">2021-03-13 22:06:10 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="g">false</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="AVE" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">Brill</subfield><subfield code="P">EBA Brill All</subfield><subfield code="x">https://eu02.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/43ACC_OEAW/openurl?u.ignore_date_coverage=true&portfolio_pid=5343449660004498&Force_direct=true</subfield><subfield code="Z">5343449660004498</subfield><subfield code="b">Available</subfield><subfield code="8">5343449660004498</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |