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From Courtesy to Civility: Changing Codes of Conduct in Early Modern England
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From Courtesy to Civility: Changing Codes of Conduct in Early Modern England in Franklin, TN
Current price: $280.00

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From Courtesy to Civility: Changing Codes of Conduct in Early Modern England in Franklin, TN
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What counted as good and bad manners in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Anna Bryson explores what is often entertaining evidence for Tudor and Stuart ideas of bodily decency and decorum, table manners and polite conversation, and also shows the crucial importance of the values of "courtesy" and "civility" in an aristocratic society.
What counted as good and bad manners in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Anna Bryson explores what is often entertaining evidence for Tudor and Stuart ideas of bodily decency and decorum, table manners and polite conversation, and also shows the crucial importance of the values of "courtesy" and "civility" in an aristocratic society.