The Envy of Angels: Cathedral Schools and Social Ideals in Medieval Europe, 950-1200

by C. Stephen Jaeger

Book Overview

Before the rise of universities, cathedral schools educated students in a course of studies aimed at perfecting their physical presence, their manners, and their eloquence. The formula of cathedral schools was "letters and manners" (litterae et mores), which asserts a pedagogic program as broad as the modern "letters and science." The main instrument of what C. Stephen Jaeger calls "charismatic pedagogy" was the master's personality, his physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812217454
• ISBN13: 9780812217452
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"