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 INTRODUCTION PAGE J. L. Vives: A Scholar of the Renascence. . vii The Significance of the Dialogues of J. L. Vives. xviii The Dedication of the School-Dialogues of Vives. xxi Contents of the Dialogues ..... xxii Home and School Life ..... xxiii Subject-matter and Style ..... xxxii Popularity ....... xxxiv The Greek Words in Vives' Dialogues. . . xxxv Euphrosynus Lapinus ..... xxxvi Style xxxvi Characteristics of Vives as a Writer of Dialogues. xxxvii Vives as a Precursor of the Drama. . . xxxvii Some Educational Aspects of Vives' Dialogues. xxxix Vives' Idea of the School ..... xxxix Games ........ xli Nature Study ....... xliv Wine-drinking and Water-drinking. . . xlv The Vernacular ...... xlvi The Educational Ideal of Vives .... xlviii Vives' Last Dialogue: The Precepts of Education. 1 DIALOGUES I. SURRECTIO MATUTINA Getting up in the Morning i II. PRIMA SALUTATIO Morning Greetings. . 6 III. DEDUCTIO AD LUDUM Escorting to School. 9 v