Author: Caroline Winterer
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801878893
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Winner of the New Scholars Book Award from the American Educational Research Association Debates continue to rage over whether American university students should be required to master a common core of knowledge. In The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780–1910, Caroline Winterer traces the emergence of the classical model that became standard in the American curriculum in the nineteenth century and now lies at the core of contemporary controversies. By closely examining university curricula and the writings of classical scholars, Winterer demonstrates how classics was transformed from a narrow, language-based subject to a broader study of civilization, persuasively arguing that we cannot understand both the rise of the American university and modern notions of selfhood and knowledge without an appreciation for the role of classicism in their creation.
The Culture of Classicism
Author: Caroline Winterer
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801878893
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Winner of the New Scholars Book Award from the American Educational Research Association Debates continue to rage over whether American university students should be required to master a common core of knowledge. In The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780–1910, Caroline Winterer traces the emergence of the classical model that became standard in the American curriculum in the nineteenth century and now lies at the core of contemporary controversies. By closely examining university curricula and the writings of classical scholars, Winterer demonstrates how classics was transformed from a narrow, language-based subject to a broader study of civilization, persuasively arguing that we cannot understand both the rise of the American university and modern notions of selfhood and knowledge without an appreciation for the role of classicism in their creation.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801878893
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Winner of the New Scholars Book Award from the American Educational Research Association Debates continue to rage over whether American university students should be required to master a common core of knowledge. In The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780–1910, Caroline Winterer traces the emergence of the classical model that became standard in the American curriculum in the nineteenth century and now lies at the core of contemporary controversies. By closely examining university curricula and the writings of classical scholars, Winterer demonstrates how classics was transformed from a narrow, language-based subject to a broader study of civilization, persuasively arguing that we cannot understand both the rise of the American university and modern notions of selfhood and knowledge without an appreciation for the role of classicism in their creation.
Captain Charles M. Weber
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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The College Courant
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Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Languages : en
Pages : 396
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List of the Publications of Harvard University and Its Officers, 1870 [-1892]
Author: Harvard University. Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Pages : 44
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Bulletin of More Important Accessions with Bibliographical Contributions
Author: Justin Winsor
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Languages : en
Pages : 498
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Pages : 498
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Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum
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Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Pages : 704
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Harvard University Bulletin
Author: Harvard University
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Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Pages : 820
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Harvard University Bulletin
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Pages : 444
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Pages : 444
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The Grand Old Man of Maine
Author: Jeremiah E. Goulka
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807875856
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Best known as the hero of Little Round Top at Gettysburg and the commanding officer of the troops who accepted the Confederates' surrender at Appomattox, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) has become one of the most famous and most studied figures of Civil War history. After the war, he went on to serve as governor of Maine and president of Bowdoin College. The first collection of his postwar letters, this book offers important insights for understanding Chamberlain's later years and his place in chronicling the war. The letters included here reveal Chamberlain's perspective on military events at Gettysburg, Five Forks, and Appomattox, and on the planning of ceremonies to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Gettysburg. As Jeremiah Goulka points out in his introduction, the letters also shed light on Chamberlain's views on politics, race relations, and education, and they expose some of the personal difficulties he faced late in life. On a broader scale, Chamberlain's correspondence contributes to a better understanding of the influence of Civil War veterans on American life and the impact of the war on veterans themselves. It also says much about state and national politics (including the politics of pensions), family roles and relationships, and ideas of masculinity in Victorian America.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807875856
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Best known as the hero of Little Round Top at Gettysburg and the commanding officer of the troops who accepted the Confederates' surrender at Appomattox, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) has become one of the most famous and most studied figures of Civil War history. After the war, he went on to serve as governor of Maine and president of Bowdoin College. The first collection of his postwar letters, this book offers important insights for understanding Chamberlain's later years and his place in chronicling the war. The letters included here reveal Chamberlain's perspective on military events at Gettysburg, Five Forks, and Appomattox, and on the planning of ceremonies to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Gettysburg. As Jeremiah Goulka points out in his introduction, the letters also shed light on Chamberlain's views on politics, race relations, and education, and they expose some of the personal difficulties he faced late in life. On a broader scale, Chamberlain's correspondence contributes to a better understanding of the influence of Civil War veterans on American life and the impact of the war on veterans themselves. It also says much about state and national politics (including the politics of pensions), family roles and relationships, and ideas of masculinity in Victorian America.
Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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