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The Scholemaster

Roger Ascham

FormatEbook
Published1999
Words51,649
LanguageEnglish
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A Renaissance treatise on education, this work by Roger Ascham sets out methods for teaching Latin to young students and argues for gentle instruction over harsh discipline. It suits readers interested in the history of education, humanist thought, or Tudor England.
Roger Ascham

Roger Ascham

Roger Ascham was an English scholar and didactic writer, famous for his prose style, his promotion of the vernacular, and his theories of education. He served in the administrations of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, having earlier acted as Elizabeth's tutor in Greek and Latin between 1548 and 1550.

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