Disputations and Dissertations in the Early Modern Swedish Gymnasium

Axel Hörstedt

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Pages:: 878–892

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004436206_034

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During the early modern period, disputation culture was an important part of the whole Swedish education system, from top to bottom. The first gymnasia in Sweden were founded in the 1620s in cathedral towns. Initially, these gymnasia were nodes of learning that attracted pupils from around the region. The purpose of the gymnasia was to educate church officials as well as administrative personnel, creating a bridge between lower education and the academy. Therefore, disputations held at the Swedish gymnasia were – just as disputations at universities – an important part of the education, in which pupils trained their efficiency in oral Latin as well as showing proof of their learning and ability to argue. Methodologically, this article is based on a genre study of nearly eight hundred printed dissertations issued in different gymnasia from the period 1620–1820. In the seventeenth century, these gymnasial dissertations were strikingly similar to academic dissertations, e.g. by being equipped with the same kinds of peritexts, such as dedications, dedicatory epistles and congratulatory verses. However, the structure of the eighteenth century gymnasial dissertations changed drastically to constitute short theses-dissertations of four pages each. By the nineteenth century disputations were no longer considered as a relevant educational method, marking a shift in educational norms.

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Early Modern Disputations and Dissertations in an Interdisciplinary and European Context

Series: Intersections, Volume: 71

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004436206

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 13 Nov 2020

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