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Excerpt from The Play of Man
The present writer contributed a somewhat lengthy preface and also an appendix to the translation of the author''s earlier volume, The Play of Animals, mainly because - apart from the expressed wish of Professor Groos - he wanted to say something about the book. It is a pleasure to him now to have the justification for it which comes from the adoption by Professor Groos in this volume of the suggestions made in the translation of the earlier one. The main points have all been accepted and used by the author (see pp. 265, 376, 395, of this volume, for example), and further discussions of them have been brought out. This is said in view of the opin ion of many that introductions are always out of place.
A notable thing about the present volume, considered in relation to the Play of Animals, is the modification of the theory of play as respects its criteria - a point fully explained by the author in his Introduction (see especially p.
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The present writer contributed a somewhat lengthy preface and also an appendix to the translation of the author''s earlier volume, The Play of Animals, mainly because - apart from the expressed wish of Professor Groos - he wanted to say something about the book. It is a pleasure to him now to have the justification for it which comes from the adoption by Professor Groos in this volume of the suggestions made in the translation of the earlier one. The main points have all been accepted and used by the author (see pp. 265, 376, 395, of this volume, for example), and further discussions of them have been brought out. This is said in view of the opin ion of many that introductions are always out of place.
A notable thing about the present volume, considered in relation to the Play of Animals, is the modification of the theory of play as respects its criteria - a point fully explained by the author in his Introduction (see especially p.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Karl Groos
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528461993
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 426
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Contributors
Author
Karl Groos
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331914334
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 428
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