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The Preceptor: Containing A General Course Of Education. Wherein The First Principles Of Polite Learning Are Laid Down In A Way Most Suitable For Trying The Genius - Softcover

Robert Dodsley

 
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Synopsis

The Preceptor: Containing A General Course Of Education. Wherein The First Principles Of Polite Learning Are Laid Down In A Way Most Suitable For Trying The Genius, And Advancing The Instruction Of Youth. In Twelve Parts. Illustrated With Maps And Useful Cuts by Robert Dodsley presents an Enlightenment-era educational manual proposing a practical, multi-subject program of polite learning for schools. The volume aims to form well-spoken, virtuous, and capable young readers and writers by integrating reading, speaking, writing, and moral instruction with classical and modern knowledge. Its didactic, reformist tone advocates a structured curriculum that blends instruction with entertaining and morally instructive materials, emphasizing public virtue, governance, and humane conduct. Part I covers front matter and aims, a detailed introduction to elocution and pedagogy, and sections on reading and speaking that employ moral exempla, classical Roman rhetoric, and civically oriented themes to cultivate judgment, virtue, and effective communication in youth.

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