Hero and Antihero: An Ethic and Aesthetic Reflection of the Sports

• मुख्य लेखक: Perez Carlos Rey (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Sciendo, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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In Ancient Greece, the figure of the hero was identified as a demigod, possessed of altruistic and virtuous deeds. When Pierre de Coubertin reinstated the Olympic Games, the athlete was personified as a modern hero. Its antithesis, the anti-hero, has more virtue that defects, no evil but he does not...