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.
| ISBN: | 9780674007598 |
| Publication date: | 5th June 2002 |
| Author: | Craig Kallendorf |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 358 pages |
| Series: | The I Tatti Renaissance Library |
| Genres: |
History |
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.
Humanist Educational Treatises features in the following genres: History
Humanist Educational Treatises is available in Hardback
Humanist Educational Treatises was written by Craig Kallendorf and published by Harvard University Press
Humanist Educational Treatises has 358 pages
Yes it is part of The I Tatti Renaissance Library series