CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION PAGE J. L. Vives: A Scholar of the Renascence . . vii The Significance of the Dialogues of J. L. Vives . xviii The Dedication of the School-Dialogues of Vives . xxi Contents of the Dialogues ..... xxii Home and School Life ..... xxiii Subject-matter and Style ..... xxxii Popularity ....... xxxiv The Greek Words in Vives' Dialogues . . . xxxv Euphrosynus Lapinus ..... xxxvi Style xxxvi Characteristics of Vives as a Writer of Dialogues . xxxvii Vives as a Precursor of the Drama . . . xxxvii Some Educational Aspects of Vives' Dialogues . xxxix Vives' Idea of the School ..... xxxix Games ........ xli Nature Study ....... xliv Wine-drinking and Water-drinking . . . xlv The Vernacular ...... xlvi The Educational Ideal of Vives .... xlviii Vives' Last Dialogue: The Precepts of Education . 1 DIALOGUES I. SURRECTIO MATUTINA Getting up in the Morning i II. PRIMA SALUTATIO Morning Greetings . . 6 III. DEDUCTIO AD LUDUM Escorting to School . 9 v
