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Devotion and Instruction
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Texts
The Imitation of ChristThe most widely read Christian devotional work after the Bible, in its first English translation by William Atkinson (1517), printed by Richard Pynson for Lady Margaret Beaufort.The ScholemasterRoger Ascham's treatise on the education of young gentlemen — a defence of gentle teaching, a celebration of the English language, and a portrait of the Elizabethan court. The most influential Tudor text on pedagogy.ToxophilusRoger Ascham's dialogue on archery and the virtues of recreation — the first book about sport in the English language, and a Platonic debate on whether study or pastime better serves the Commonwealth.