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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Pugilism"”.
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Pugilism and Poetry: Guillaume Apollinaire, Arthur Cravan and the Poète-Boxeur
The black boxers who fled the United States to Paris in the beginning of the 20th century were a true sensation among the citys avant-garde, and of all the artists and litterateurs gathered around the rings of the Parisian boxing scene, two champions of the poetic world stand out: Guillaume …
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“All the Land Thrown Open:” Southern Culture and Southern Baptist Chaplains: 1861-1865
… spirited chivalrous attitudes towards women, pugilism, and one’s rank in his community. Slaveholder theology saw their position as one mandated by the Scripture for the betterment of both whites and blacks. Through the propagation of these three tenets, Southern Baptist chaplains sought, in …
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Prizefighting in mid-Victorian Britain.
… to glove boxing. It expands the understanding of pugilism in the 1860s and 1870s, pivotal decades for professional and amateur boxing. The transition from bare-knuckle prizefighting to glove boxing was shaped by changing social attitudes, particularly through increased regulation. Critics …