| Humanist Educational Treatises Contributor(s): Kallendorf, Craig W. (Editor), Kallendorf, Craig W. (Translator), Bruni, Leonardo (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 067400759X ISBN-13: 9780674007598 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Latin Published: June 2002 Annotation: The cycle of disciplines now known as the humanities emerged in their modern form during the Italian Renaissance as the result of an educational movement begun by humanist teachers, writers, and scholars of the early Quattrocento. The movement argued for the usefulness of classical literature as an instrument for training young men and women, not only in the arts of language and eloquence, but also in civic virtue and practical wisdom. This volume contains four of the most important theoretical statements that emerged from the early humanists' efforts to reform medieval education. The four texts are Pier Paolo Vergerio, "The Character and Studies Befitting a Free-Born Youth"; Leonardo Bruni, "The Study of Literature"; Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), "The Education of Boys"; and Battista Guarino, "A Program of Teaching and Learning." The Vergerio and Guarino texts appear in English for the first time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | History |
| Dewey: 370.112 |
| LCCN: 2002024056 |
| Series: I Tatti Renaissance Library |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.62" W x 8.26" (1.08 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The cycle of disciplines now known as the humanities emerged in their modern form during the Italian Renaissance as the result of an educational movement begun by humanist teachers, writers, and scholars of the early Quattrocento. The movement argued for the usefulness of classical literature as an instrument for training young men and women, not only in the arts of language and eloquence, but also in civic virtue and practical wisdom. This volume contains four of the most important theoretical statements that emerged from the early humanists' efforts to reform medieval education. The four texts are Pier Paolo Vergerio, "The Character and Studies Befitting a Free-Born Youth"; Leonardo Bruni, "The Study of Literature"; Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), "The Education of Boys"; and Battista Guarino, "A Program of Teaching and Learning." The Vergerio and Guarino texts appear in English for the first time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kallendorf, Craig W.: - Craig W. Kallendorf is Professor of Modern and Classical Languages at Texas A&M University and the author of Vergil and the Myth of Venice: Books and Readers in the Italian Renaissance. |