In Renaissance Europe, when 'leisure classes' used social gathering to define civility and the commercialization of leisure was beginning, the human need for recreation became a cultural topos. The book explores the vocabulary of play and games; the spectrum of leisure activities, often gender-specific or appropriate to particular social groups; the medical discourse on the preservation of health, where amusements were assessed as physical exercise; the moral approach to play; legal treatises on gambling; and the visual representation of leisure.
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Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c.1425-1675
In Renaissance Europe, when 'leisure classes' used social gathering to define civility and the commercialization of leisure was beginning, the human need for recreation became a cultural topos. The book explores the vocabulary of play and games; the spectrum of leisure activities, often gender-specific or appropriate to particular social groups; the medical discourse on the preservation of health, where amusements were assessed as physical exercise; the moral approach to play; legal treatises on gambling; and the visual representation of leisure.
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Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c.1425-1675
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ISBN-13: | 9781349430741 |
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Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Publication date: | 01/01/2003 |
Series: | Early Modern History: Society and Culture |
Edition description: | 1st ed. 2003 |
Pages: | 188 |
Product dimensions: | 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
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