Spartan sport laid bare

Martin Kemp
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Martin Kemp: Martin Kemp is research professor in the history of art at the University of Oxford, OX1 1PT, UK, and author of The Human Animal in Western Art and Science.

Nature, 2008, vol. 454, issue 7208, 1053-1053

Abstract: Edgar Degas's painting of female athletes challenging male competitors in classical Sparta raises subtle questions about gender, politics and sport, explains Martin Kemp.

Date: 2008
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