The Babees' Book: Medieval Manners for the Young: Done into Modern English
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"The Babees' Book: Medieval Manners for the Young: Done into Modern English" by Edith Rickert is a translation of a medieval treatise focused on etiquette and moral conduct for children. It reflects the cultural norms and societal expectations of medieval England, likely written in the late 19th century. This work aims to instruct young readers on proper behavior in various settings, emphasizing the importance of manners, courtesy, and virtuous living. The opening
of the book presents a framed narrative addressed to young audiences, urging them to learn good manners and virtuous behavior. The narrator expresses a desire to educate the youth, depicting various scenarios involving proper conduct in the presence of authority figures, during meals, and in everyday interactions. Specific instructions are given about greetings, table manners, and ways to engage respectfully with others. The tone is didactic, encouraging children to embody qualities that promote harmony and respect within their social circles. The narrator also blends gentle humor with serious implications about behavior, striving to make the important life lessons more engaging and memorable for the young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Compiler | Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Rickert, Edith, 1871-1938 |
| Translator | Naylor, L. J. |
| LoC No. | 09004068 |
| Title | The Babees' Book: Medieval Manners for the Young: Done into Modern English |
| Contents | Introduction -- The babees' book -- The ABC of Aristotle -- Urbanitatis -- The little children's little book -- The young children's book -- Stans puer ad mensam -- How the good wife taught her daughter -- How the wise man taught his son -- John Russell's Book of nurture -- The book of courtesy -- Symon's Lesson of wisdom for all manner children -- Hugh Rhode's Book of nurture -- Francis Seager's School of virtue -- Richard Weste's School of virtue, the second part, or The Young scholar's paradise. |
| Credits |
Produced by Turgut Dincer, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BJ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| LoC Class | TX: Technology: Home economics |
| Subject | Education |
| Subject | Conduct of life |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life |
| Subject | Child rearing |
| Subject | Table |
| Subject | Etiquette for children and teenagers |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Etiquette, Medieval |
| Subject | Home economics -- England |
| Subject | Education -- England |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 58985 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-58985-5 |
| Release Date | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4565 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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