The Great Didactic [Didactica Magna]
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THE GREAT DIDACTIC [Didactica Magna] by John Amos Comenius Translated into English and edited with biographical, historical and critical introductions by M.W. Keatinge New York: Russell & Russell, 1967 |
| QUICK LINKS: Part 1 - Introductions Introductions Part 2 - Text Greeting to the Reader, Dedicatory Letter, The Use of the Art of Teaching & Subjects of the Chapters Chapters 1-18 Chapters 19-28 Chapters 29-33, Notes & Appendix |
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PART ONE - INTRODUCTIONS |
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| Title page and flysheets | ||
| Contents | ||
| Preface to the First and Second Editions | ||
| INTRODUCTION 1 - Biographical | ||
| Pages 1-3 | Pages 4-7 | Pages 8-11 |
| Pages 12-15 | Pages 16-19 | Pages 20-23 |
| Pages 24-27 | Pages 28-31 | Pages 32-35 |
| Pages 36-39 | Pages 40-43 | Pages 44-47 |
| Pages 48-51 | Pages 52-55 | Pages 56-59 |
| Pages 60-63 | Pages 64-67 | Pages 68-71 |
| Pages 72-75 | Pages 76-79 | Pages 80-83 |
| Pages 84-87 | Pages 88-91 | Pages 92-95 |
| Pages 96-101 | ||
| INTRODUCTION 2 - Historical | ||
| Pages 103-105 | Pages 106-109 | Pages 110-113 |
| Pages 114-117 | Pages 118-121 | Pages 122-125 |
| Pages 126-129 | Pages 130-133 | Pages 134-137 |
| Pages 138-141 | Pages 142-145 | Pages 146-149 |
| Pages 150-152 | ||
| INTRODUCTION 3 - Critical | ||
| Pages 153-155 | Pages 156-159 | Pages 160-163 |
| Pages 164-169 | ||
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PART TWO - TEXT |
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| Title page and flysheets | ||
| Greeting to the Reader | ||
| Pages 5-7 | Pages 8-10 | |
| Dedicatory Letter | ||
| Pages 11-13 | Pages 14-19 | |
| The Use of the Art of Teaching | ||
| Pages 19-21 | ||
| Subjects of the Chapters | ||
| Pages 22-24bb | ||
| CHAPTER 1 - Man is the highest, the most absolute, and the most excellent of things created | ||
| Pages 25-26 | ||
| CHAPTER 2 - The ultimate end of man is beyond this life | ||
| Pages 27-31 | ||
| CHAPTER 3 - This life is but a preparation for eternity | ||
| Pages 32-35b | ||
| CHAPTER 4 - There are three stages in the preparation for eternity... | ||
| Pages 36-39 | ||
| CHAPTER 5 - Man's natural craving for knowledge | ||
| Pages 40-43 | Pages 44-47 | Pages 48-51 |
| CHAPTER 6 - If a man is to be produced, it is necessary that he be formed by eduction | ||
| Pages 52-56 | ||
| CHAPTER 7 - A man can most easily be formed in early youth... | ||
| Pages 57-60b | ||
| CHAPTER 8 - The young must be educated in common, and for this schools are necessary | ||
| Pages 61-65 | ||
| CHAPTER 9 - All the young of both sexes should be sent to school | ||
| Pages 66-69b | ||
| CHAPTER 10 - The instruction given in schools must be universal | ||
| Pages 70-75 | ||
| CHAPTER 11 - Hitherto there have been no perfect schools | ||
| Pages 76-80bb | ||
| CHAPTER 12 - It is possible to reform schools | ||
| Pages 81-83 | Pages 84-87 | Pages 88-92 |
| CHAPTER 13 - The basis of school reform must be exact order in all things | ||
| Pages 93-97 | ||
| CHAPTER 14 - The exact order of instruction must be borrowed from nature... | ||
| Pages 98-103 | ||
| CHAPTER 15 - The basis of the prolongation of life | ||
| Pages 104-107 | Pages 108-110 | |
| CHAPTER 16 - The universal requirements of teaching and of learning... | ||
| Pages 111-113 | Pages 114-117 | Pages 118-121 |
| Pages 122-126 | ||
| CHAPTER 17 - The principles of facility in teaching and learning | ||
| Pages 127-129 | Pages 130-133 | Pages 134-137 |
| Pages 138-141 | ||
| CHAPTER 18 - The principles of thoroughness in teaching and in learning | ||
| Pages 142-145 | Pages 146-149 | Pages 150-153 |
| Pages 154-159 | ||
| CHAPTER 19 - The principles of conciseness and rapidity in teaching | ||
| Pages 160-163 | Pages 164-167 | Pages 168-171 |
| Pages 172-175 | Pages 176-179 | Pages 180-182 |
| CHAPTER 20 - The method of the sciences, specifically | ||
| Pages 183-185 | Pages 186-189 | Pages 190-193 |
| CHAPTER 21 - The method of the arts | ||
| Pages 194-197 | Pages 198-202 | |
| CHAPTER 22 - The method of languages | ||
| Pages 203-205 | Pages 206-210 | |
| CHAPTER 23 - The method of morals | ||
| Pages 211-213 | Pages 214-217 | |
| CHAPTER 24 - The method of instilling piety | ||
| Pages 218-221 | Pages 222-225 | Pages 226-230 |
| CHAPTER 25 - If we wish to reform schools in accordance with Christianity... | ||
| Pages 231-233 | Pages 234-237 | Pages 238-241 |
| Pages 242-245 | Pages 246-248 | |
| CHAPTER 26 - Of school discipline | ||
| Pages 249-251 | Pages 252-254 | |
| CHAPTER 27 - Of the fourfold division of schools, based on age and acquirements | ||
| Pages 255-258 | ||
| CHAPTER 28 - Sketch of the mother-school | ||
| Pages 259-261 | Pages 262-265 | |
| CHAPTER 29 - Sketch of the vernacular school | ||
| Pages 266-269 | Pages 270-273 | |
| CHAPTER 30 - Sketch of the latin school | ||
| Pages 274-280et | ||
| CHAPTER 31 - Of the university | ||
| Pages 281-283 | Pages 284-286 | |
| CHAPTER 32 - Of the universal and perfect order of instruction | ||
| Pages 287-289 | Pages 290-294 | |
| CHAPTER 33 - Of the things requisite before this universal method can be put into practice | ||
| Pages 295-297 | Pages 298-302 | |
| NOTES | ||
| Pages 303-307 | ||
| APPENDIX | ||
| Pages 309-311 | Pages 312-316 | |
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