sure those who were invited into the feudal castle knew how to behave properly,so the ceremony could run smoothly.
Etiquette is a topic that has occupied writers and thinkers in all sophisticatedsocieties for millennia. All known literate civilizations, including ancient Greeceand Rome, developed rules for proper social conduct. Confucius included rulesfor eating and speaking along with his more philosophical sayings. Early modernconceptions of what behavior identifies a "gentleman" were codified in the 16thcentury, in a book by Baldassare Castiglione, II Cortegiano ( "The Courtier").
In the UK, Debrett is considered by many to be the arbiter of etiquettetheir guides to manners and form have long been the last word among the polite society.
Traditional publications such as Correct Form have recently been updatedto reflect contemporary society, and new titles Etiquette for Girls and Mannersfor Men act as guides for those who want to combine a modern lifestyle viith traditional values.
In America, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington wrote codes of conduct for young gentlemen. The immense popularity of advice columns and booksby Letitia Baldrige and Miss Manners shows the currency of this topic. Even morerecently, the rise of the Internet has necessitated the adaptation of existing rulesof conduct to create etiquette, which governs the drafting of email, rules forparticipating in an online forum, and so on.
In Germany, there is an "unofficial" code of conduct, called the Knigge,based on a book of high rules of conduct written by Adolph Freiherr Knigge inthe late 18th century entitled exactly ber den Umgang mit Menschen (On Human Relations). The code of conduct is still highly respected in Germany todayand is used primarily in the higher society.
Etiquette may be wielded as a social weapon. The outward adoption of thesuperficial mannerisms of an in-group, in the interests of social advancementrather than a concern for others, is a form of snobb
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