The Rise of Universities

by Charles Homer Haskins

Overview

Haskins classic 1923 text has been reprinted with a new introduction by Lionel S. Lewis (an author of books on education). Haskins' essay (it was first delivered as a lecture) outlines the mores, curriculum, and examinations of medieval universities. The rise of universities in the Middle Ages is linked to present day institution of higher learning by Haskins and in Lewis's introduction.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783368918729
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	08/28/2023
Pages:	60
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.14(d)

About the Author

Charles Homer Haskins was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1870. He taught at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Wisconsin, and Harvard University, where he also served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences between 1908 and 1924. His books include Norman Institutions (1918), Studies in the History of Science (1924), The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century (1927), and Studies in Medieval Culture (1929). He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1937.

Table of Contents

I: The Earliest Universities; II: The Mediaeval Professor; III: The Mediaeval Student

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

A work which has remained unsurpassed in the conciseness and vividness of its account.

Editorial Reviews

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.

Yale Review

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 Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

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.

-- "Yale Review"

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 Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science"

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