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100 1 _aHowe, Julia Ward,
_d1819-1910
245 1 0 _aIs Polite Society Polite? and Other Essays
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-11-10
505 0 _aPreface -- Is polite society polite? -- Paris -- Greece revisited -- The salon in America -- Aristophanes -- The halfness of nature -- Dante and Beatrice.
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Is Polite Society Polite?" by Julia Ward Howe is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of social behavior and manners, particularly questioning the nature of politeness in society. Drawing on her own experiences and observations, Howe critiques the shortcomings of so-called polite society while advocating for a humane, sincere approach to social interactions. The opening of the essay "Is Polite Society Polite?" begins by introducing the complexities of urban life, suggesting that ambitions can lead individuals to pursue success at the cost of sincerity and genuine manners. Howe discusses the importance of sincerity as the foundation of politeness and criticizes behaviors such as flattery and detraction. Through reflections on her own life, she recounts the lessons learned about the obligations of social conduct, including the importance of integrity when relating to others, especially in terms of one's personal connections and responsibilities. The essay sets the stage for a broader discourse on how to uphold polite society's true essence amidst prevalent societal flaws. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican essays
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34271
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