7 sentences with 'classics'
Example sentences and phrases with the word classics and other words derived from it.
• « Cathedral schools were supposed to produce not only spiritual leaders, but also skilled bureaucrats, and that required a form of rigorous education that encouraged the study not only of the Bible, but of classics of Latin literature such as the speeches of the great Roman politician Cicero and the great epic poem of ancient Rome, Virgil's Aeneid. »
• « And, importantly, it was possible to become a good person simply through the study of the classics - all the major Renaissance figures were Christians, but they insisted that one's moral status could and should be shaped by emulation of the ancient virtues, combined with Christian piety. »
• « In other words, reading the classics inspired Renaissance thinkers to emulate the great writers and philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome, creating poetry, philosophy and theory on a par with that of an Aristotle or a Cicero. »
• « In the 16th century, the study of the classics became an essential part of the elite's own education, joining the medieval scholastic traditions (or becoming obsolete) in schools and universities. »
• « The study of the classics, a high level of literary sophistication and a solid foundation of practical business knowledge (obviously mathematics and accounting) were combined in humanistic education. »
• « Two classics of horror literature, Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, deal with the monsters lurking in bourgeois society. Both were written about Victorian elites who were actually terrible beasts, just beneath the surface of their respectable exteriors. »
• « Some of the resulting pieces eventually became classics in their own right, while others tended to become part of music history rather than the music that many people actually listened to. »