APA 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Latin Literature

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 2302
• Professor: N/ A

Document Summary

Calvinist and puritan beliefs did not promote or support leisure. Renaissance 14th-17th centuries important cultural and intellectual movement that began in florence italy in the 14th century and later spread across europe. Emergence of the scholar-athlete in the writings of the aristocracy and 15th century intellectuals. Protestant reformation strongly discouraged games and sports activities, especially those that were practiced on sundays. Their concerns were based on: tempting men from a godly life, observance of the sabbath, poisoned men from their basic social duties: hard work, thrift, personal restraint, devotion to family, sobriety. Participation patterns in most sport was divided by socio-economic class some sports of the upper class became highly organized under this new tradition: cricket, horse racing, yachting fencing. In the early 1600s king james i challenged puritan influenced in england and issued the book. This was reissued by charles i in 1633. Sports was considered essential to building men of character and providing leisure to the people.