398 Pages
by
Routledge
400 Pages
by
Routledge
This study, first published in 1964, presents a highly readable but scholarly account of Greek education as exemplified by Athenian practise in the period 450-350 B.C. In a substantial introductory chapter the story of Greek education is traced from its origins in Mycenaean times down to the Classical period. This is followed by a lengthy chapter on the actual practice of education at Athens, in... Read more
1. Introduction: Myth, Poetry and Education in Early Greece 2. The Traditional Practice of Athenian Education 3. Theory and Practice of the Great Educators: The Sophists 4. Theory and Practice of the Great Educators: Socrates 5. Theory and Practice of the Great Educators: Plato 6. Theory and Practice of the Great Educators: Xenophon 7. Theory and Practice of the Great Educators: Isocrates 8. Isocrates and Plato 9. Conclusion; Notes; Appendix; Classified Bibliography; General Bibliography; Index
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Frederick A.G. Beck
