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From courtesy to civility : changing codes of conduct in early modern England /

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Anna Bryson explores the often entertaining evidence for Tudor and Stuart conceptions of 'good behaviour', investigating their ideas of bodily decency and decorum, table manners and polite conversation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bryson, Anna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.
Series:Oxford studies in social history.
Subjects:
Etiquette > England > History > 16th century.
Etiquette > England > History > 17th century.
England > Social life and customs > 16th century.
England > Social life and customs > 17th century.
Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes > 16e siècle.
Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes > 17e siècle.
Etiquette.
Manners and customs.
England.
Anthropology.
Social Sciences.
Manners & Customs.
1500-1699
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Anna Bryson explores the often entertaining evidence for Tudor and Stuart conceptions of 'good behaviour', investigating their ideas of bodily decency and decorum, table manners and polite conversation.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191678264
0191678260