Richard Mulcaster: Positions Concerning the Training Up of Children.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben und weist Flecken auf, au�rdem mit leichten Randl�ren, Fu�chnitt minimal angeschmutzt, sonst gut und innen sauber / dust jacket rubbed and has stains, also with light edge wear, bottom edge minimally soiled, otherwise good and clean inside. - Richard Mulcaster's Positions was originally published in 1581 during a very active period in the history of education in England. Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, it was an ambitious bid to change the direction of English schooling. Mulcaster, who taught Edmund Spenser and Lancelot Andrewes, sets down propositions for a uniform political reformation of English schools. In arguing for public over private education, he promotes physical education, a closer control of the students admitted into schools, and ways to improve both the training and careers of teachers. He also discusses the teaching of women, school location, the role of parents in teaching manners and morals, and the need for uniform instruction and textbooks. This is the first authoritative edition of the text and an important primary source for the study of Elizabethan language and culture. It includes an extensive introduction with biography and background to Mulcaster's wide-ranging ideas. The notes provide further background and explain the archaic forms of Mulcaster's English style. / Contents Preface Introduction 1 Positions 2 The Style of Positions 3 Richard Mulcaster 4 Date and Text Positions Concerning the Training Up of Children Textual Notes and Variants Commentary Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780802029874