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Title: Les sports à la mode
Credits: Produced by Zoran Stefanovic, Bréville Christian and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
Summary: "Les sports à la mode" by Camille Meillac is a comprehensive exploration of sports written in the late 19th century. The work delves into various athletic activities, discussing their history, development, and overall significance in society. It reflects the rising interest in physical fitness and leisure during this period, particularly focusing on popular games and sports in France and their roots in antiquity. The opening of the book begins with a definition of sports, emphasizing their role as physical exercises that also cultivate moral qualities through enjoyment. It traces the history of sports from ancient times, starting with humans engaging in combat training and evolving to formalized athletic competitions in Greece and Rome. The narrative recounts the evolution of sports across different cultures, highlighting notable games and their cultural significance, leading into a discussion of sports in contemporary France, where traditional activities have given way to a more structured and rational approach to modern sports. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Meillac, Camille
EBook No.: 19862
Published: Nov 18, 2006
Downloads: 174
Language: French
Subject: Sports
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Les sports à la mode
Credits: Produced by Zoran Stefanovic, Bréville Christian and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
Summary: "Les sports à la mode" by Camille Meillac is a comprehensive exploration of sports written in the late 19th century. The work delves into various athletic activities, discussing their history, development, and overall significance in society. It reflects the rising interest in physical fitness and leisure during this period, particularly focusing on popular games and sports in France and their roots in antiquity. The opening of the book begins with a definition of sports, emphasizing their role as physical exercises that also cultivate moral qualities through enjoyment. It traces the history of sports from ancient times, starting with humans engaging in combat training and evolving to formalized athletic competitions in Greece and Rome. The narrative recounts the evolution of sports across different cultures, highlighting notable games and their cultural significance, leading into a discussion of sports in contemporary France, where traditional activities have given way to a more structured and rational approach to modern sports. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Meillac, Camille
EBook No.: 19862
Published: Nov 18, 2006
Downloads: 174
Language: French
Subject: Sports
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.