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Humanism and Education in Medieval and Renaissance Italy

Tradition and Innovation in Latin Schools from the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century

Humanism and Education in Medieval and Renaissance Italy
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The traditional claim that Renaissance humanists introduced a revolution in Italian classrooms is refuted in this masterly survey. Robert Black finds that classical learning in schools peaked in the twelfth century, and that it was not until the later fifteenth century that humanists had a significant impact on Italian schools.
Cambridge University Press; September 2001
507 pages; ISBN 9780511037290
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