Conduct Book

Conduct books are a genre of books that attempt to educate the reader on social norms. As a genre, they began in the mid-to-late Middle Ages, although antecedents such as The Maxims of Ptahhotep (ca. 2350 BC) are among the earliest surviving works. Conduct books remained popular through the 18th century, although they gradually declined with the advent of the novel.

Famous quotes containing the words conduct and/or book:

    “Here in England the welfare of the State depends on the conduct of our aristocracy.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)

    “When the book comes out it may hurt you—but in order for me to do it, it had to hurt me first. I can only tell you about yourself as much as I can face about myself.”
    —James Baldwin (1924–1987)