Recreation in the Renaissance [electronic resource] : Attitudes towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c. 1425–1675 /
Arcangeli, Alessandro.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Need for Recreation; 3 The Medical Discourse; 4 The Moral Discourse; 5 Games and Law; 6 Varieties of Pastimes; 7 Conclusion; Appendix: the European Vocabulary of Recreation; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Europe-History.
Europe-History-476-1492.
History, Modern.
Social history.
Civilization-History.
World history.
European History.
History of Medieval Europe.
Modern History.
Social History.
Cultural History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.