Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
by Huizinga, Johan
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good.
- ISBN 10
- 0807046817
- ISBN 13
- 9780807046814
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About This Item
Beacon Press, 1971. Trade paperback. Very good.. Beacon Press, 1955, 12th printing, earlier edition, different cover, 220 pages, trade paperback, no underlining or owners' mark, light wear
Synopsis
Homo Ludens or "Man the Player" (alternatively, "Playing Man") is a book written in 1938 by Dutch historian, cultural theorist and professor Johan Huizinga. It discusses the importance of the play element of culture and society. Huizinga uses the term "Play Theory" within the book to define the conceptual space in which play occurs. Huizinga suggests that play is primary to, and is a necessary (though not sufficient) condition of the generation of culture.
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- Title
- Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
- Author
- Huizinga, Johan
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0807046817
- ISBN 13
- 9780807046814
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre, Film, criticism, theory;
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