HISTORY OF EDUCATION NELL'ANTICHITÁ

Henri-Irénée Marrou

HISTORY OF EDUCATION NELL'ANTICHITÁ

2 nd Ed. -- 5 ° Rest.

The Culture Collection

pp.605 - € 25.50
ISBN 978-88-382-3387-6

Conceived in the darkest days of World War II, when it was necessary to revive in the hearts of young people the flame of freedom against the false prestige of totalitarian barbarism, this has become a classic in the history of education. Alongside the famous Paideia of Jaeger, is the most important text as a whole - as was written - on classical. This is not really a manual of pedagogical theory or history of schools greek-roman, but a historical research and an analysis of all components of Greek culture, Roman and Christian. The solid archaeological expertise, philological and educational for the author illuminates from within each page. Rispettosa pregnant meaning of the concept of paideia, which is concentrated synthesis and a culture, culture and education together, the work ends up being basically a story of ancient culture, and at the same time a history of ideas and educational institutions of ' antiquities. The discussion focuses, however, the facts and see the strength of doctrines in their ability to take place in concrete phenomena. The itinerary of paideia is followed from its origins to the emergence of the first Christian schools kind of medieval, both worldwide greek, starting from the model of chivalry omerici described in poems, both in Latin culture, from costumes typical of culture director of the peasant and the first centuries of the republic. A timeframe that spans fifteen centuries. It is a work that can not leave indifferent - and so far has not left - the culture of our years, because direct outlines the origins of our educational tradition.

Henri-Irénée Marrou (1904-1977), distinguished historian of culture and ancient Christianity, was born in Marseille and studied all'École Normale Supérieure in Paris and Rome all'École Francaise. It was professor of ancient history in Montpellier and Lyon and professor of history of Christianity at the Sorbonne. Among his works: Saint Augustin et la fin de la culture antique (1932), Saint Augustin et l'augustinisme (1952), De la connaissance historique (1954), Théologie de l'histoire (1968). In our editions figure in translation (under the pseudonym of Henri Davenson): Fondements d'une culture chrétienne (1932).

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