Of Education

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"Of Education" is a 1644 prose tract by John Milton that outlines his humanist vision for a comprehensive, morally grounded educational system.

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instanceOf educational treatise
prose tract
advocates education for public service
education for virtue
aimsAt harmonizing intellectual and moral development
preparing youth for leadership
training good citizens
author John Milton
countryOfOrigin England
criticizes narrow scholastic learning
overemphasis on formal logic and disputation
curriculumIncludes agriculture
classical languages
ethics
history
law
military exercises
natural philosophy
theology
emphasizes discipline and diligence
learning through experience
reading of solid and useful books
form letter
genre educational philosophy
political pamphlet
hasReception considered an important early modern work on education
hasTitle Of Education
historicalContext English Civil War period
includedIn Milton’s prose writings
influencedBy Christian theology
classical authors
humanist educational ideals
language English
length short treatise
literaryForm prose
mainTheme comprehensive curriculum
education reform
moral education
practical learning
religious and moral grounding
movement humanism
philosophicalTradition Renaissance humanism
proposes integration of classical and practical studies
unified and continuous course of study
proposesAgeRange approximately 12 to early adulthood
publicationYear 1644
relatedWork Areopagitica
targetAudience Samuel Hartlib

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