Classical Education in Britain 1500–1900

Download or read book Classical Education in Britain 1500–1900 written by Martin Lowther Clarke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1959, this book examines the history of classical education in Britain, beginning in the sixteenth century with the rise of humanism, which emphasized the importance of reading only the best Latin authors and re-introduced Roman structures of education in the form of grammar schools. Clarke also uses Scotland to compare and contrast with the educational history of England, particularly the ways in which the teaching of classics changed and developed over time. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of education in general, and the history of classical education in particular.