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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480203003321

Autore

Ross Alan S. <1978->

Titolo

Daum's boys : Schools and the Republic of Letters in early modern Germany / / Alan S. Ross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University press, , 2015

ISBN

1-78499-170-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Studies in early modern European history

Disciplina

943.04

Soggetti

Schools

Learning and scholarship

Intellectual life

Education, Secondary

Schools - Germany - History - 17th century

Learning and scholarship - Germany - History - 17th century

Education, Secondary - Germany - History - 17th century

History

Electronic books.

Germany

Germany Intellectual life 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-225) and index.

Nota di contenuto

'A veritabl gem' : urban culture, authority and education in early modern Zwickau -- The finished scholar : convincing oneself and convincing others -- The virtues of diversity : pedagogical innovation and contested curricula -- Violent aspirations : pupils' transgression and the spectre of university -- Learning by wrong-doing : aspiration and transgression among Zwickau pupils -- Networks, patronage and exploitation : correspondence and the next generation of scholars -- Conclusion : civic communities, humanist education and the 'Age of Enlightenment.'