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Alfonso Vagnone's Tongyou Jiaoyu (on the Education of Children, C. 1632): The Earliest Encounter Between Chinese and European Pedagogy

by Giulia Falato

  • Hardback
  • 308 pages
  • Publisher: Brill

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For students of pedagogy and Jesuit history

Examines the first cross-cultural teaching guide

Broadens your knowledge of historical exchange

Explore the historic blend of Chinese and European education through this early, ground-breaking Jesuit treatise.

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Giulia Falato's work on Alfonso Vagnone S.J.'s (1568-1640) Tongyou jiaoyu 童幼教育 (On the Education of Children) offers a systematic study of the earliest treatise on European pedagogy and its first annotated translation in English. In particular, it highlights the role of Tongyou jiaoyu as a cultural bridge between the Chinese and Western traditions. Drawing from archival materials and multi-language literature, Falato produces an insightful account of the Jesuit's background, the pedagogical debate in late-Ming China, and the making and main sources of the treatise. Through the diachronic analysis of a selection of philosophical terms, this work also provides a fresh perspective on the Jesuits' lexical innovations and contribution to the formation of the modern Chinese lexicon.

  • Title

    Alfonso Vagnone's Tongyou Jiaoyu (on the Education of Children, C. 1632): The Earliest Encounter Between Chinese and European Pedagogy

  • Author

    Giulia Falato

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    June 2020

  • Weight

    609g

  • Page Count

    308

  • ISBN

    9789004430501

  • ISBN-10

    9004430504

  • Eden Code

    5610448