Charles Rollin
Charles Rollin (30 January 1661 in
Life
Rollin was the son of a
Rollin held
Works
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[5] (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,[4] emphasizing the study of national history after dropping Latin for vernacular in textbooks. Rollin himself didn't begin writing in French until age 60.
References
Citations
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Charles Rollin". www.newadvent.org.
- ^ "Charles Rollin, rector of the University of Paris: portrait by Coypel and Touzé · NuBIS". nubis.univ-paris1.fr. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 467–468.
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 468.
- ^ Rollin, Charles (1740), The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium, that is, to the End of the Commonwealth, Dublin: R. Reilly.
Bibliography
- Sainte-Beuve, Causeries du lundi, vol. vi.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rollin, Charles". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 467–468.
External links
Media related to Charles Rollin at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Charles Rollin at Wikiquote- Works by Charles Rollin at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Charles Rollin at Internet Archive
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
