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The Rise of Universities
Charles Homer Haskins (Author), Theodor E. Mommsen (Preface by)
9780801490156
Paperback / softback, published 15 February 1957
118 pages
18.9 x 16.8 x 0.8 cm, 0.454 kg
The book displays a breadth of learning, a coherence of argument, and an economy of expression which make it a delight to read. Carrying his scholarship lightly, the author leads his audience easily and intimately into no less a topic than 'certain of the changes.. brought about in mankind by the advent of civilization,' i.e., by the rise of cities. This book does not claim to be a finished product or a final answer to any of the fundamental issues raised; but it is a stimulating experience to share his thinking as this writer comes to grips with them in his sincere and profound way. There is throughout a simplicity and human touch about the man that captivates the reader.
The origin and nature of the earliest universities are the subjects of this famous and witty set of lectures by the man whom eminent scholars have called "without exaggeration... the soul of the renascence of medieval studies in the United States." Great as the differences are between the earliest universities and those of today, the fact remains, says Professor Haskins, the "the university of the twentieth century is the lineal descendant of medieval Paris and Bologna." In demonstrating this fact, he brings to life the institutions, instruction, professors, and students of the Middle Ages.
Part I: The Earliest Universities
Introduction
Bologna and the South
Paris and the North
The mediaeval inheritancePart II:The Mediaeval Professor
Studies and text-books
Teaching and examinations
Academic status and freedomPart III: The Mediaeval Student
Sources of information
Student manuals
Student letters
Student Poetry
ConclusionBibliographical Note
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