. A short history of England and the British Empire. (^ai SutplicDQetcrmila Reproduction or a Caxton Advertisement Dutch printers as the only available ones, and these took greatliberties in the matter of English spelling and did much tofasten on the language the difficult and illogical orthographythat is still in use. 183. The Introduction of Greek into the Schools: Wil-liam Selling. The introduction of Greek as a subject for studymay be traced to the efforts of William Selling, a WilliamCanterbury monk, who studied in Italy during Sellins-the period of the Yorkist kings. After his return to
. A short history of England and the British Empire. (^ai SutplicDQetcrmila Reproduction or a Caxton Advertisement Dutch printers as the only available ones, and these took greatliberties in the matter of English spelling and did much tofasten on the language the difficult and illogical orthographythat is still in use. 183. The Introduction of Greek into the Schools: Wil-liam Selling. The introduction of Greek as a subject for studymay be traced to the efforts of William Selling, a WilliamCanterbury monk, who studied in Italy during Sellins-the period of the Yorkist kings. After his return to Canterburyhe made the library of the monastery his particular care; andhe also taught in the monastery school. Some of his pupilswent to Oxford and brought with them their enthusiasm for 2o6 FIFTEENTH CENTURY: THE RENAISSANCE the Greek language that Selling had taught them. One ofThe these, Grocyn, later taught Greek at Oxford. Humanists. Another pioneer in this field was Linacre, a Can-terbury student with leanings toward scientific study. Colet,. John Colet From a drawing by Holbein. Hans Holbein was a German artist,but most of his work was done in England where he died in 1554. a young theologian, also gave efficient assistance. Selling,Grocyn, Linacre, and Colet are to be remembered as the pio-neers in this work which has had such a strong influence on theintellectual growth of modern England. The study of Greek brought these so-called humanists faceto face with the greatest literary artists of the ancient world; DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY 207 it also took them into a literary atmosphere where reason wasregarded as the only safe guide. Not only did the The studyhumanists feel free to think and speculate on all of Greek-manner of themes, — they held it a duty to do so. This new-found freedom led to much criticism and doubt, and it finallyhelped to produce a revolt from the most venerable and power-ful of all institutions, the medieval church. 184. The Development
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