Classical Humanism and the challenge of modernity debates on classical education in 19th-century Germany - Bommel, Bas van 1979- (de Gruyter, 2015)
This book challenges the common view that classical education in 19th-century Germany was dominated by a progressive ideal called "neohumanism." The prevailing ideal of education at the German Gymnasien was emphatically traditional and is best described as classical humanism. Moreover, this 19th-century classical humanism dynamically related to modern society and should therefore be seen as the continuation of a living tradition