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Philipp Melanchthon on school theater and performance
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The article deals with theatre in the pedagogy of Philipp Melanchthon. It is primarily based on the material of his prefaces and comments on the publications of Terence in 1517–1519, 1524–1528 and 1545, to which he returned throughout almost his entire career. Although a sufficient number of scientific publications have explored these sources in various contexts (Melanchthon’s ethics, his ideas about ancient drama, etc.), this article focuses on Melanchthon’s notion of theatre as pedagogical practice. An analysis of the sources suggests that Melanchthon rarely shared discourses on theatre and drama, speaking together about their educational functions. He is far from specific in his understanding of the educational functions of theatre, but the practice of staging was established in his work and method as an educational practice. Consequently, it is crucial to restore the performative aspect in Melanchthon’s thought for a historical understanding not only of education in general, but also of the theatrical pedagogy of early modern times.
Title: Philipp Melanchthon on school theater and performance
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The article deals with theatre in the pedagogy of Philipp Melanchthon.
It is primarily based on the material of his prefaces and comments on the publications of Terence in 1517–1519, 1524–1528 and 1545, to which he returned throughout almost his entire career.
Although a sufficient number of scientific publications have explored these sources in various contexts (Melanchthon’s ethics, his ideas about ancient drama, etc.
), this article focuses on Melanchthon’s notion of theatre as pedagogical practice.
An analysis of the sources suggests that Melanchthon rarely shared discourses on theatre and drama, speaking together about their educational functions.
He is far from specific in his understanding of the educational functions of theatre, but the practice of staging was established in his work and method as an educational practice.
Consequently, it is crucial to restore the performative aspect in Melanchthon’s thought for a historical understanding not only of education in general, but also of the theatrical pedagogy of early modern times.
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