Loving Father or Didactic Teacher? Philip Dormer Stanhope, Lord Chesterfield, lived in the era between 1694 and 1773. He was a British statesman who wrote a series of letters to his illegitimate son, Philip Stanhope, that were to serve as guides to good manners and success (Cannon, par. 8). These letters were never meant to be published (Cannon, par. 29). In Letters to His Son: Rules of Conduct in Polite Company, Lord Chesterfield lays out a set of rules to instruct his son on the type of behavior
Letters to My Son are letters written by Lord Chesterfield to his son whereby he praises and criticizes him. Chesterfield uses a number of literary devices in his letter such as metaphors, imageries, anastrophe, tonal shift and many others. In addition, Chesterfield uses rhetorical devices such as logos and name calling so that his son can heed to his advices. Chesterfield uses different tones, and language devices to make pass his intended information to his son. He changes his tone, and uses different