Homo Ludens. The person playing. Huyzing J.

A fundamental study of the outstanding Dutch historian and culturalist J. Huys. Polemically contrasting the generally accepted definition of Homo sapiens (a reasonable) definition of Homo Ludens (playing), Huyzing describes the space of human activity and culture as an immense field of the game, as a comprehensive way and universal category of human existence. Homo Ludens, a work that has long been recognized by the classic, distinguish the scientific value of the analysis of cultural phenomena, the latitude of coverage, the variety of actual material, extensive erudition, brightness and persuasiveness of the presentation, transparency and completeness of the style.