English Works (Paperback)

Roger Ascham

ISBN 10: 1108015360 / ISBN 13: 9781108015363

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010

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Paperback. The Tudor writer Roger Ascham (c.15141568) was royal tutor to Princess Elizabeth. Ascham is best known for his works Toxophilus (1545) and The Scholemaster (1570) which were edited, together with his Report of the Affairs and State of Germany (1570), by the renowned literary scholar William Aldis Wright (18311914) and published in 1904 as part of the Cambridge English Classics series. Toxophilus, a Ciceronian dialogue between Philologus (the lover of study) and Toxophilus (the lover of the bow), articulates the importance of physical training to a gentleman's education. The Scholemaster, which was published posthumously, consists of two books. The first describes the character and teaching methods of the ideal tutor and the second advocates teaching languages by double translation. Ascham's English prose came to be seen as a model for how classical principles of form and organisation could be applied to the vernacular. The highly regarded Tudor writer Roger Ascham (c.15141568), tutor to Princess Elizabeth, is best known for his works Toxophilus (1545) and The Scholemaster (1570). They were edited, together with Ascham's Report of the Affairs and State of Germany (1570), by William Aldis Wright (18311914) and published in 1904. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: English Works (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108015360
• ISBN 13: 9781108015363
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Tudor writer Roger Ascham (c.1514–1568) was royal tutor to Princess Elizabeth. Ascham is best known for his works Toxophilus (1545) and The Scholemaster (1570) which were edited, together with his Report of the Affairs and State of Germany (1570), by the renowned literary scholar William Aldis Wright (1831–1914) and published in 1904 as part of the Cambridge English Classics series. Toxophilus, a Ciceronian dialogue between Philologus (the lover of study) and Toxophilus (the lover of the bow), articulates the importance of physical training to a gentleman's education. The Scholemaster, which was published posthumously, consists of two books. The first describes the character and teaching methods of the ideal tutor and the second advocates teaching languages by double translation. Ascham's English prose came to be seen as a model for how classical principles of form and organisation could be applied to the vernacular.

Book Description

The highly regarded Tudor writer Roger Ascham (c.1514-1568), tutor to Princess Elizabeth, is best known for his works Toxophilus (1545) and The Scholemaster (1570). They were edited, together with Ascham's Report of the Affairs and State of Germany (1570), by William Aldis Wright (1831-1914) and published in 1904.