The Port-Royalists on Education
The Port-Royalists on Education
Extracts from the Educational Writings of the Post-Royalists
H. C. Barnard
February 2015
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Originally published in 1918, this book contains edited English translations of French texts written by the Jansenist inhabitants of Port-Royal during the seventeenth century. Barnard provides an introduction with historical background to the state of education in France at the time, and annotates each translation with pertinent historical and literary references. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of education and the history of faith schools.
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February 2015Paperback
9781107475182
286 pages
200 × 130 × 13 mm
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Table of Contents
- Introduction:
- 1. A general sketch of education in France in the XVIIth century, with special reference to the schools of Port-Royal
- 2. Notes on the chief Port-Royalist writers on education
- 3. Bibliographical notes
- 4. A list of dates illustrating the subject-matter of the introduction
- Extracts:
- 1. Educational theory
- 2. General educational methods
- 3. Particular teaching methods
- 4. The Port-Royal girls' schools
- Appendix. Some typical time-tables
- Notes
- Index.
