Classical humanism and the challenge of modernity
Subtitle: debates on classical education in 19th-century Germany
By: Bas van Bommel
Series: Philologus. Supplementary volumes -- volume 1; Philologus -- volume 1.
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9783110365436; 9783110365931; 9783110391404
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Classical literature; Higher Education; Humanism; Philosophy; Influence; History and criticism
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.