The Crisis of Courtesy: Studies in the Conduct-Book in Britain, 1600-1900

Product Description The Crisis of Courtesy explores the metamorphosis of British courtesy-literature from the 17th to the 19th centuries. It shows how the preoccupation with conduct provided the subject-matter of such diverse literary forms as poetry, the essay and the novel. Review "...un recueil de synthèse très agréable à lire qui traite d'un sujet rarement abordé; sa riche diversité ouvre de nouvelles perspectives de recherches aux historiens de la littérature, des idées et des mentalités."Guyonne Leduc, Etudes Anglaises, T. XLVIII, N02, 1995. About the Author Jacques Carré, Docteur-ès-Lettres (1980), is Professor of English at the Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. He has published extensively on the sociology of art and literature in 18th and 19th century Britain.