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The School of Rome: Latin Studies and the Origins of Liberal Education First Edition

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This fascinating cultural and intellectual history focuses on education as practiced by the imperial age Romans, looking at what they considered the value of education and its effect on children. W. Martin Bloomer details the processes, exercises, claims, and contexts of liberal education from the late first century b.c.e. to the third century c.e., the epoch of rhetorical education. He examines the adaptation of Greek institutions, methods, and texts by the Romans and traces the Romans’ own history of education. Bloomer argues that whereas Rome’s enduring educational legacy includes the seven liberal arts and a canon of school texts, its practice of competitive displays of reading, writing, and reciting were intended to instill in the young social as well as intellectual ideas.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0520296184
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0520296183
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    University of California Press
  5. Publication date
    October 31, 2017
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    294 pages
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“Bloomer has composed a compelling, insightful work. . . . [This] text deserves a wide audience.” -- Zara M. Torlone, Miami University ― Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR) Published On: 2012-03-11

“A clever and sophisticated reading of [Roman] society.” -- Tim Whitmarsh ― London Review Of Books Published On: 2012-06-07

“Adventurous. . . . An entertaining reconstruction of the difficulties encountered by early schools of rhetoric at Rome.” -- Teresa Morgan, Oriel College, Oxford ― Jrnl Of Roman Stds/Jrnl Of Hellenic Stds Published On: 2013-02-07

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“With its copious notes and extensive bibliography, this text is useful for any student of classical pedagogy as well as those interested in the evolution of education through the ages. Bloomer has composed a compelling, insightful work that clearly moves our understanding of this vital aspect of Roman culture into greater lucidity. . . . [This] text deserves a wide audience.”—Bryn Mawr Classical Review
 
“A clever and sophisticated reading of [Roman] society.”—London Review of Books

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First Edition (October 31, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520296184
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520296183
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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William Prueter
1.0 out of 5 stars The School of Rome lacks meat and potatoes.
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015
This volume represents the danger of combining specialized vocabulary with attempts at literary flourish. I give an example from page 56:

Both the functionalist communicative and the formal aestheticist models miss the animating principle of this genre and even era of literature.

It seems that this work, as is the case with some modern art, is written only for those of the inner circle who speak the same language. There are entire paragraphs which could be expressed more clearly with simple English. Consequently it is difficult to figure out what the author intends to be his point. It is curious that a sentence or paragraph of Cicero or of Quintilian is clear and comprehensible but a sentence or paragraph from this book leaves the reader helpless and confused. If anyone has the belief that progress has been made in clarity of expression from the past to the present, this book will demolish that view.
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