Traditions of Civility: Eight Essays (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107653108)

This 1948 collection contains eight essays by Sir Ernest Barker. All but one of these essays appeared for the first time in this volume. As to the title, Johnson defined 'civility' as 'the state of being civilised', and the title itself, Traditions of Civility, is quoted from Coventry Patmore, who uses the word in Johnson's sense. The book may be described as a series of individual studies in the history of culture and civilisation. The first five essays are united by the common theme of the legacy of Greece. The last three essays are independent; but the theme of tradition and the keynote of continuity are common to all.

Author: Ernest Barker
ISBN-10: 110765310X
ISBN-13: 9781107653108
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/29/2012
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d