Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, C.1425-1675
(Part of the Early Modern History: Society and Culture Series)
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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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0333984536
ISBN13:9780333984536
Release Date:December 2003
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:188 Pages
Weight:0.79 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.8"
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