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Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, C. 1425-1675

Alessandro Arcangeli

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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, C. 1425-1675. To get started finding Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, C. 1425-1675, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 199

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Release: 2014

ISBN: 0230507980

Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, C. 1425-1675. To get started finding Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, C. 1425-1675, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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