| 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 | l |
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| Dialogues |
| I. | Surrectio Matutina—Getting up in the Morning | 1 |
| II. | Prima Salutatio—Morning Greetings | 6 |
| III. | Deductio ad Ludum—Escorting to School | 9 |
| IV. | Euntes ad Ludum Literarium—Going to School | 11 |
| V. | Lectio—Reading | 18 |
| VI. | Reditus Domum et Lusus Puerilis—The Return Home and Children’s Play | 21 |
| VII. | Refectio Scholastica—School Meals | 26 |
| VIII. | Garrientes—Students’ Chatter | 39 |
| IX. | Iter et Equus—Journey on Horseback | 55 |
| X. | Scriptio—Writing | 65 |
| XI. | Vestitus et Deambulatio Matutina—Getting Dressed and the Morning Constitutional | 80 |
| XII. | Domus—The New House | 93 |
| XIII. | Schola—The School | 101 |
| XIV. | Cubiculum et Lucubratio—The Sleeping-room and Studies by Night | 109 |
| XV. | Culina—The Kitchen | 117 |
| XVI. | Triclinium—The Dining-room | 125 |
| XVII. | Convivium—The Banquet | 132 |
| XVIII. | Ebrietas—Drunkenness | 150 |
| XIX. | Regia—The King’s Palace | 163 |
| XX. | Princeps Puer—The Young Prince | 172 |
| XXI. | Ludus Chartarum seu Foliorum—Card-playing or Paper-games | 185 |
| XXII. | Leges Ludi—Laws of Playing | 198 |
| XXIII. | Corpus Hominis Exterius—The Exterior of Man’s Body | 210 |
| XXIV. | Educatio—Education | 219 |
| XXV. | Praecepta Educationis—The Precepts of Education | 234 |
| Index | 243 |
