[Homer] Rollin, Charles.

The Method of Teaching and Studying The BELLES LETTRES ; Or An Introduction to Languages, Petry, Rhetorick, History, Moral Philosophy, Physicks, &c. with Reflections on Taste ; And Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The Whole Illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, Ancient and Modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities. By Mr. [Charles] Rollin, Late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the royal College, and Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.

The Seventh Edition. Four Volumes [complete Set]. London, Printed for W.Strahan, J. and F. Rivington etc., 1770. Octavo (11 cm wide x 17.8 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: VIII, [3], 346 pages / Volume II: [4], 372 pages plus 4 unnumbered pages of an Advertising for “Books printed for L.Hawes, W.Clarke, and R.Collins, in Pater-Noster-Row, London” / Volume III: [4], 318 pages / Volume IV: [5], 392 pages. Hardcover / Original full leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and boards. Only the first Volume with some unfortunate wormhole-damage up to page 54 and then with one tiny wormhole at the lower margins to page 161. Very few dogears. Otherwise this very rare set in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate loosely inserted in Volume II.

Extremely famous and important 18th century educational publication by Charles Rollin.

With chapters like:

″Of the excellency of Homer’s Poems” / “Of the Reading of Homer” / “Instructions to be drawn from Homer” /

Educational ideas regarding using Homer for teaching Boys:
Article I – Rules to direct the Boys how to form a right jidgment on Homer
Article II – Passages in Homer remarkable for the Style and Eloquence

″Of morality and the duties of a civil life”:

I.Respect for the Gods
II. Respect for Kings
III. Hospitality
IV. The virtue of a good Prince / Love of Piety and Justice
V. Prudence – Wisdom – Sincerity – Integrity – Gentleness – Docility – Vigilance
VI. Ingenious Fictions

Article III [Odysseus] – Circe – The Sirens – Of the Gods and Religion

With large sections on Roman History !

Charles Rollin (30 January 1661 in Paris – 14 December 1741 in Paris) was a French historian and educator.
Rollin was the son of a cutler, and at the age of 22 was made a master in the Collège du Plessis. In 1694 he was rector of the University of Paris, rendering great service among other things by reviving the study of Greek. He held that post for two years instead of one, and in 1699 was appointed principal of the Collège de Beauvais.

Rollin held Jansenist principles, and even went so far as to defend the miracles supposed to be worked at the tomb of François de Paris, commonly known as Deacon Paris. Unfortunately his religious opinions deprived him of his appointments and disqualified him for the rectorship, to which in 1719 he had been re-elected. It is said that the same reason prevented his election to the Académie française, though he was a member of the Academie des Inscriptions. Shortly before his death he protested publicly against the acceptance of the bull Unigenitus.

Rollin’s literary work dates chiefly from the later years of his life, when he had been forbidden to teach. His once famous Ancient History (French: Histoire Ancienne, 12 vols., Paris, 1730–38) and the less generally read Roman History (Histoire Romaine, only five of nine volumes finished by the time of his death) were avowed compilations, uncritical and somewhat inaccurate. But they instructed and interested, generation after generation. A more original and really important work was his Treatise on Education (Traité des Études, Paris, 1726–31), which contains a summary of what was even then a reformed and innovative system of education, discarding the medieval traditions that had lingered in France, emphasizing the study of national history after dropping Latin for vernacular in textbooks. Rollin himself didn’t begin writing in French until age 60. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: 18th Century – Rare · Catalogue Greek History & Philosophy · Catalogue No.10 – International Literature · Catalogue Thirteen – Education · Catalogue Twentyeight – Littérature française · Classical Literature – Rare · Classical Studies – Rare · Education – Rare · French Literature – Rare · Homer · Rhetoric · Rhetorik · Roman History – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32427AB

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