Melanchthon: Orations on Philosophy and Education

by Philipp Melanchthon

Book Overview

Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), humanist and colleague of Martin Luther, is best known for his educational reforms, for which he earned the title Praeceptor Germaniae (the Teacher of Germany). His most influential form of philosophical writing was the academic oration, and this volume, first published in 1999, presents a large and wide-ranging selection of his orations and textbook prefaces translated into English. They set out his views on the distinction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521586771
• ISBN13: 9780521586771
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"