Hitherto only a small proportion of the research on private education has been on the schooling of girls. Debate on the subject, while often heated, even prejud

Reception studies have transformed the classics. Many more literary and cultural texts are now regarded as 'valid' for classical study. And within this process

The essays that make up this collection examine past, present and future relationships between the private and public dimensions of education. The book offers a

The dissemination of classical material to children has long been a major form of popularization with far-reaching effects, although until very recently it has