ABSTRACT

Volume Two of three, this is a reprint of James Bowen's A History of Western Education originally published by Methuen in the 1970s. Volume Two: Civilization of Europe: Sixth to Sixteenth Century. Volume Two follows the growth and process of learning in Europe from its foundations in the Carolingian era through its evolution in medieval Europe - especially Italy, France, Germany and England - to its expansion and refinement in the sixteenth century. Particular attention is paid to: * The role of medieval institutions of the cathedral and grammar schools and the university * The contribution of notable scholars of the age such as Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, Erasmus and Luther.

chapter Chapter 1|36 pages

Foundations of European Education

chapter Chapter 2|37 pages

Era of the Cathedral Schools

chapter Chapter 3|31 pages

An Age of Crisis 1150–1230

chapter Chapter 4|33 pages

Emergence of the University

chapter Chapter 5|38 pages

Age of Scholasticism

chapter Chapter 6|31 pages

Italy: Classical Revival of the Trecento

chapter Chapter 7|25 pages

Italy: Humanism of the Quattrocento

chapter Chapter 8|28 pages

Italy: Higher Learning in the Quattrocento

chapter Chapter 10|38 pages

Expansion of Education and Humanism: II. England to 1500

chapter Chapter 14|30 pages

The Search for Method: Towards a Ratio