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... poem by W. H. Davies, see Leisure (poem). Public parks were initially set aside for recreation and leisure. Leisure or free time, is a period of time spent out of work and essential domestic activity. It is also the period of recreational and discretionary time before or after compulsory activities ...
... poem by W. H. Davies, see Leisure (poem). Public parks were initially set aside for recreation and leisure. Leisure or free time, is a period of time spent out of work and essential domestic activity. It is also the period of recreational and discretionary time before or after compulsory activities ...
cicero and the roman civic spirit in the middle aces and early
... any other of the Church Fathers was a Roman at heart, expressions of Cicero's Roman patriotism and civic spirit of activity frequently survived in the details of his book. Characteristic of the method followed by St. Ambrose is the fate of the symbol which Cicero had created in the ' otium ' of Scip ...
... any other of the Church Fathers was a Roman at heart, expressions of Cicero's Roman patriotism and civic spirit of activity frequently survived in the details of his book. Characteristic of the method followed by St. Ambrose is the fate of the symbol which Cicero had created in the ' otium ' of Scip ...
Otium
Otium, a Latin abstract term, has a variety of meanings, including leisure time in which a person can enjoy eating, playing, resting, contemplation and academic endeavors. It sometimes, but not always, relates to a time in a person's retirement after previous service to the public or private sector, opposing ""active public life"". Otium can be a temporary time of leisure, that is sporadic. It can have intellectual, virtuous or immoral implications. It originally had the idea of withdrawing from one's daily business (negotium) or affairs to engage in activities that were considered to be artistically valuable or enlightening (i.e. speaking, writing, philosophy). It had particular meaning to businessmen, diplomats, philosophers and poets.
