{"product_id":"9781350057227","title":"Cultural History of Leisure in Antiquity","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCultural Histories Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCultural History of Leisure in Antiquity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJerry Toner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Reference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Antiquity (500 BCE-500 CE), leisure was always more significant than simply a short break from the hardships of everyday life. Leisure served to teach citizens about their various social roles and helped them construct identities, mainly by establishing and maintaining boundaries between social groups. Educated elites cultivated the concepts schole and otium to denote dignified free time, which  the gentleman was able to devote to morally valuable pursuits. Festivals and public games were accessible for large and diverse audiences, and also functioned as an effective tool to forge political loyalty to rulers and the ruling classes. Is it useful to apply the term 'leisure' to the ancient world? What do we need to take into account to write a cultural history of leisure in Antiquity?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Leisure in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e, focusing on Greece and Rome, presents an overview of key themes and trends in this period, with essays on: Ideas of leisure; The performing arts and their audiences; The cerebral arts and their publics; Sports and games; Holydays, holidays and tourism;  The world of conviviality; The world of goods; The world of nature; Representations of leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJerry Toner\u003c\/b\u003e is Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Day Commodus Killed a Rhino: Understanding the Roman Games\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003ePopular Culture in Ancient Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eLeisure and Ancient Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (1995).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 June 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350057227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223568220300,"sku":"9781350057227","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_04980a65-80cf-4c59-a822-d67f952aba41.jpg?v=1783077328","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350057227","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}