Classical Humanism and the challenge of modernity: debates on classical education in 19th-century Germany
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Main Author: Bommel, Bas van 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston de Gruyter 2015
Series:Philologus. Supplemente Philologus. Supplementary Volumes 1
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Online Access:DE-1043
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Item Description: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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 234 p.)
ISBN:9783110365931
DOI:10.1515/9783110365931

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