📚 3 Books mentioned in "Why Manners? | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW" of Stuff You Should Know
Podcast: Stuff You Should Know
Episode: Why Manners? | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW
Published on June 7, 2023
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... In Praise of Folly
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It was called the civilitate morum purilium which means civility of childish manners yeah it was written by Erasmus the famous Dutch philosopher back in 1530 and he took some time out from translating the New Testament to write down manners...
The first guide to manners in Europe, written by Erasmus in 1530, is mentioned by its Latin title and English translation.
Etiquette
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...Emily post was raised in that world and she as I think a 40-something divorcee I sat down and and put pen to paper and wrote what became the most successful etiquette book of all time yeah uh 1922 etiquette in society not a colon everybody a comma yeah etiquette in society and business and politics and at home
Emily Post's highly successful etiquette book from 1922 is mentioned, and its full title is read out.
The History of Manners
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...and there's a book um called the history of manners written in 1939 by Norbert Elias uh that said that you know Medieval Era uh through the 19th century there was a big change in that
A book titled 'The History of Manners' by Norbert Elias is mentioned as a source discussing the historical changes in manners.