Andrea Marcolongo

The Art of Running

Learning to Run Like a Greek
Übersetzer: Schutt, Will

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Join Andrea Marcolongo, renowned classicist and one of today's most original thinkers on antiquity, for an inspiring journey as she learns to run--and to live--like a Greek. Why do we run? To what end, all the effort and pain? Wherefore this love of muscle, speed, and sweat? The Greeks were the first to ask these questions, the first to suspend war, work, politics, to enjoy public celebrations of athletic prowess. They invented sport and they were also the first to understand how physical activity connected to our mental well-being. After a lifetime spent with her head and heart in the books trying to think like a Greek, at a professional and personal crossroads, Andrea Marcolongo set out to learn how to run like a Greek. In doing so, she deepened her understanding of the ancient civilization she has spent decades studying and discovered more about herself than she could ever have dreamed. In this spirited, generous, and engaging book, Marcolongo shares her erudition and her own journey to understanding that a healthy body is, in more ways than one might guess, a healthy mind.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Europa Editions
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 135mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9798889660330
• Artikelnr.: 69040065

Autorenporträt

Andrea Marcolongo is an Italian journalist, writer, Classics scholar, and former speech writer for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. The Ingenious Language (Europa, 2019) was a bestseller in Italy and in many of the other dozen countries in which it has been published. She is also the author of Starting from Scratch: The Life-Changing Lessons of Aeneas (Europa, 2022). She lives in Paris, France.