Classical Humanism and the Challenge of Modernity : : Debates on Classical Education in 19th-century Germany / / Bas van Bommel.

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• VerfasserIn: Bommel, Bas van,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Philologus. Supplemente / Philologus. Supplementary Volumes : Zeitschrift für antike Literatur und ihre Rezeption , 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (234 p.)

In scholarship, classical (Renaissance) humanism is usually strictly distinguished from 'neo-humanism', which, especially in Germany, flourished at the beginning of the 19th century. While most classical humanists focused on the practical imitation of Latin stylistic models, 'neohuman...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Part I: The Persistence of Classical Humanism
• 19th-century classical humanism: the case of Karl Gottfried Siebelis (1769–1843)
• Part II: The Adaptability of Classical Humanism
• Introduction
• 1. The Challenge of Science
• 2. The Challenge of the Bürgerschule
• 3. The Challenge of Christianity
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index