Man, Play, and Games

By Roger Caillois

Book Overview

According to Roger Caillois, play is "an occasion of pure waste: waste of time, energy, ingenuity, skill, and often of money." In spite of this--or because of it--play constitutes an essential element... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805206361
• ISBN13: 9780805206364
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 208 Pages