Die un/sichtbare Welt: Reception of J. A. Komensky’s Orbis Sensalium Pictus. Pedagogical Practices and Early Translations
Abstract
In his comprehensive study of Jan Amos Komensky’s Orbis Sensualium Pictus and its reception in Russia during the first half of the 18th century, Vitaly Bezrogov analyzes practical activities of the German Village in Moscow. This work, entitled, “Die un/sichtbare Welt: Reception of J. A. Komensky’s Orbis Sensalium Pictus. Pedagogical Practices and Early Translations”, follow the implementations of Komensky’s teaching materials in the Russian educational system. The history of the translation of Orbis Pictus in 1768 is thoroughly analyzed.
Keywords: J. A. Komensky, instructional literature, pedagogical culture, reception, methodological practices