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Confabulationes Tironum Litterariorum (Cologne, 1525)
Peter . Ed(S): Macardle
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Paperback. Confabulationes tironum litterariorum is one of the liveliest pedagogical works of the sixteenth century and a vivid and valuable cultural document of life in the early modern metropolis of Cologne. Editor(s): Macardle, Peter. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Mike. Series: Durham Modern Languages Series. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 752.
The humanist Hermann Schotten, or Hermannus Schottennius Hessus (c. 1503–1546), student, schoolmaster, and university lecturer in Cologne, was the author of a number of works on humanist pedagogy. His Confabulationes tironum litterariorum of 1525, a collection of Latin dialogues designed to help schoolboys master Classical Latin conversation, was written in admiring imitation of the colloquies of Erasmus. But Schotten had his own distinctive style: a natural ear for dialogue, and a sympathetic understanding of the schoolboy world. As a result, he produced one of the liveliest pedagogical works of the century and a vivid and valuable cultural document of life ... Read more
The humanist Hermann Schotten, or Hermannus Schottennius Hessus (c. 1503–1546), student, schoolmaster, and university lecturer in Cologne, was the author of a number of works on humanist pedagogy. His Confabulationes tironum litterariorum of 1525, a collection of Latin dialogues designed to help schoolboys master Classical Latin conversation, was written in admiring imitation of the colloquies of Erasmus. But Schotten had his own distinctive style: a natural ear for dialogue, and a sympathetic understanding of the schoolboy world. As a result, he produced one of the liveliest pedagogical works of the century and a vivid and valuable cultural document of life ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
Series
Durham Modern Languages Series
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719081859
SKU
V9780719081859
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About Peter . Ed(S): Macardle
Peter Macardle is Lecturer in German in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University -- .
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