Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

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Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman is an 18th-century collection of didactic letters in which Lord Chesterfield advises his illegitimate son on manners, education, and worldly success in polite society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ
epistolary work ⓘ
author Lord Chesterfield ⓘ
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 18th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
didacticPurpose to advise on career advancement ⓘ
to instruct a young man in social etiquette ⓘ
to teach how to succeed at court and in high society ⓘ
emphasizes adaptability in social situations ⓘ
practical wisdom over abstract theory ⓘ
reputation and decorum ⓘ
self-control ⓘ
ethicalPerspective utilitarian view of virtue for social success ⓘ
worldly prudence ⓘ
focusesOn dress and appearance ⓘ
eloquence ⓘ
knowledge of history ⓘ
knowledge of languages ⓘ
morals and prudence ⓘ
politeness ⓘ
form letters ⓘ
genre conduct literature ⓘ
didactic ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
hasReputationFor cynical view of morality ⓘ
elegant prose style ⓘ
influencedBy European court culture ⓘ
intendedRecipient Philip Stanhope (Lord Chesterfield's illegitimate son) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Enlightenment literature ⓘ
mainSubject education ⓘ
gentlemanly conduct ⓘ
manners ⓘ
polite society ⓘ
worldly success ⓘ
originalMedium private correspondence ⓘ
philosophicalOrientation Enlightenment ⓘ
relatedWork Chesterfield's Letters ⓘ
socialContext 18th-century British aristocracy ⓘ
studiedIn 18th-century English literature courses ⓘ
history of education ⓘ
history of manners and civility ⓘ
targetAudience young gentlemen ⓘ

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Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield → notableWork → Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman ⓘ
Philip Stanhope (illegitimate son and letter recipient) → associatedWork → Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman ⓘ