Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

Lord Chesterfield, Letters written to his son (Annotated) Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Lord Chesterfield, Letters written to his son by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield. This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective. Originally not intended to be published, the celebrated and controversial correspondences between Lord Chesterfield and his son Philip, dating from 1737, were praised in their day as a comprehensive manual of education, and Samuel Johnson despised them for teaching "the morals of a prostitute and the manners of a dance master. " Reflecting the political profession of a prominent statesman and the urban ingenuity of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift, Lord Chesterfield's letters reveal the author's political cynicism, his views on good upbringing, and instructions to his son about etiquette and the world. letters.