Böcker av Andrew Fleming West

This collection of essays examines the importance of the classics in modern education and society. The contributors argue that the study of ancient Greek and Roman literature, history, and philosophy is essential to developing critical thinking, cultural literacy, and ethical awareness, and they provide a range of practical suggestions for incorporating the classics into curricula and public discourse.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

It is the purpose of this book to present a sketch of Alcuin in his relations to education, with prefatory and supplementary matter sufficient to indicate his antecedents and also his connections with later times. The account given is based mainly on a study of Alcuin's writings, and attempts, so far as possible, to let Alcuin speak for himself, rather than to theorize about him. At the time of original publication in 1892, Andrew Fleming West was Professor in Princeton College.