Politeness [ Taste & Manners / Education ]
… class aspiration, print culture and consumption patterns. Concepts > Taste & Manners Practices > Education Keywords Civility Conversation Consumption Periodicals Politeness was a key word in eighteenth-century Britain, and its meanings … frequently in English texts in the later decades of the seventeenth century. Prior to that, words such as ‘courtesy’ or ‘civility’ conveyed ideals of sociability. The rise of the term ‘politeness’ was founded on translations of the French … Amanda, The Gentleman’s Daughter: Women’s Lives in Georgian England (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1998). … Civility … Conversation … Consumption … Periodicals … Politeness …
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