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| Edition: | 1 |
| Place and year of publication: | Warszawa 2022 |
| Publication language: | polski |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 978-83-235-5475-2 |
| EAN: | 9788323554752 |
| Number of page: | 340 |
| Method of publication: | EPUB |
| Size of the file: | 7,25 MB |
| Publication type: | Praca naukowa |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323554677 |
Schole. Leisure in Classical Sparta
In collective memory, the image of Sparta is that of a military encampment. In a world where the citizens devoted their lives to war and other needs of the state, there was no place for leisure. The author calls into question this mythologised perception, adopting a new perspective: instead of focusing, following the ancient authors, on the state and its needs, he pays special attention to the private sphere, which is more befitting for a reflection on the titular schole. He demonstrates that the life of Spartans might have resembled life in a military camp only during the period of the famed state education. Once the education was complete, the citizens had abundant leisure time to engage in various activities, including: family life, extramarital unions, pederasty, entertainment during feasts, sport, hunting, and horse and hound breeding.
Keywords: Sparta, classical period, leisure, schole, private time.
See other books in the series: Akme. Studia historica »
In collective memory, the image of Sparta is that of a military encampment. In a world where the citizens devoted their lives to war and other needs of the state, there was no place for leisure. The author calls into question this mythologised perception, adopting a new perspective: instead of focusing, following the ancient authors, on the state and its needs, he pays special attention to the private sphere, which is more befitting for a reflection on the titular schole. He demonstrates that the life of Spartans might have resembled life in a military camp only during the period of the famed state education. Once the education was complete, the citizens had abundant leisure time to engage in various activities, including: family life, extramarital unions, pederasty, entertainment during feasts, sport, hunting, and horse and hound breeding.
Keywords: Sparta, classical period, leisure, schole, private time.
See other books in the series: Akme. Studia historica »
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