Alessandro Arcangeli is Associate Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Verona, Italy. His most recent book is Cultural History: A Concise Introduction (2012). He is also the author of Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c.1425-1675 (2003).

• Introduction1. Ideas of Leisure Andreas Fischer (Independent Scholar)2. The Performing Arts and Their Audiences Jorge Morales (Centre for Advanced Renaissance Studies, France)3. The Cerebral Arts and Their Publics Federico Barbierato (University of Verona, Italy) and Paolo Bertelli (Independent Scholar, Italy)4. Sports and Games Alessandro Arcangeli (University of Verona, Italy)5. Holydays, Holidays and Tourism Linnéa Rowlatt (Network on Culture, Canada)6. The World of Conviviality Allen Grieco (The Harvard University Centre for Italian Renaissance Studies, Italy)7. The World of Goods Catherine Kovesi (University of Melbourne, Australia)8. The World of Nature Pauline McKenzie Aucoin9. Representations of Leisure Bret L. Rothstein (Indiana University – Bloomington, USA)NotesBibliographyIndex

Alessandro Arcangeli is Associate Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Verona, Italy. His most recent book is Cultural History: A Concise Introduction (2012). He is also the author of Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c.1425-1675 (2003).

• Introduction1. Ideas of Leisure Andreas Fischer (Independent Scholar)2. The Performing Arts and Their Audiences Jorge Morales (Centre for Advanced Renaissance Studies, France)3. The Cerebral Arts and Their Publics Federico Barbierato (University of Verona, Italy) and Paolo Bertelli (Independent Scholar, Italy)4. Sports and Games Alessandro Arcangeli (University of Verona, Italy)5. Holydays, Holidays and Tourism Linnéa Rowlatt (Network on Culture, Canada)6. The World of Conviviality Allen Grieco (The Harvard University Centre for Italian Renaissance Studies, Italy)7. The World of Goods Catherine Kovesi (University of Melbourne, Australia)8. The World of Nature Pauline McKenzie Aucoin9. Representations of Leisure Bret L. Rothstein (Indiana University – Bloomington, USA)NotesBibliographyIndex

Alessandro Arcangeli is Associate Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Verona, Italy. His most recent book is Cultural History: A Concise Introduction (2012). He is also the author of Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c.1425-1675 (2003).

• Introduction1. Ideas of Leisure Andreas Fischer (Independent Scholar)2. The Performing Arts and Their Audiences Jorge Morales (Centre for Advanced Renaissance Studies, France)3. The Cerebral Arts and Their Publics Federico Barbierato (University of Verona, Italy) and Paolo Bertelli (Independent Scholar, Italy)4. Sports and Games Alessandro Arcangeli (University of Verona, Italy)5. Holydays, Holidays and Tourism Linnéa Rowlatt (Network on Culture, Canada)6. The World of Conviviality Allen Grieco (The Harvard University Centre for Italian Renaissance Studies, Italy)7. The World of Goods Catherine Kovesi (University of Melbourne, Australia)8. The World of Nature Pauline McKenzie Aucoin9. Representations of Leisure Bret L. Rothstein (Indiana University – Bloomington, USA)NotesBibliographyIndex