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Chargement... Sorry!: The English and Their Mannerspar Henry Hitchings
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Hitchings discusses the beginnings of English manners, and this means not just good manners, but mannerisms. From public behavior, table manners, gender signals and bad behavior, the author manages to keep a light tone while discussing ancient history and the caste system. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Journalist and theater critic Hitchings (The Language Wars) takes up the curious study of proper English behavior in his latest book. Manners matter to the English, yet the Daily Mail reported a study in 2008 "claiming that bad manners were the biggest problem facing society." Part social history, part cultural critique, the book moves humorously from the ancient to the modern with pithy anecdotes and amusing factoids. In the medieval court of Henry II, "One shouldn't attack an enemy while he is defecating, should avoid sharing secrets with one's wife, and ought to look towards the ceiling when belching." As the author notes, "people have been talking about modern manners' since the 18th century, " and the discussion continues. The tour of manners encompasses living conditions, language, social structures, innovations, and philosophy throughout centuries. This is not a book of etiquette instruction, but deconstruction. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)395.0941Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore EtiquetteClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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