A Man's Leisure TimeNavigating the site:
"How miserable are the idle hours of the ignorant man."
Ariosto
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Gospel According to Ariosto
Leisure is not acquired from books, or school
Hobbies are peculiar to their possessor
"merely an exchange of reflections"
What is a hobby anyway?
"becoming serious is a grievous fault..."
The German collector of crinoid / chips
Romance of hobbies
Glamorous hobbies
Falconry
Archery
"making something"
"A good hobby must also be a gamble."
Nonconformity and hobbies as appropriate leisure.
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| Analytical view of the Essay "..Man's Leisure Time" | |||
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| I | A | 1 | Gospel According to Ariosto |
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| II | A | 3 | Hobbies are peculiar to their possessor |
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| III | A | 7 | The German merchant, collector of crinoid / chips |
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| IV | A | 11 | Defining a "good hobby" |
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What has leisure time, particularly modern hobbies, have to do with wilderness?
Hints:
"The possible debacle is, in short, an essential element in all hobbies..."
p. 7
"A good hobby may be a solitary revolt against the commonplace, or it may be a joint conspiracy of a congenial group."
p. 8
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