Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters
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| Author | : Jon C. R. Hall |
| Publisher | : OUP USA |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2009-05-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195329063 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195329066 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters by : Jon C. R. Hall
Book excerpt: This is a fresh examination of the letters exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents, during the final decades of the Roman Republic. Drawing upon sociolinguistic theories of politeness, it explores the distinctive conventions of epistolary courtesy that shaped formal interaction among men of the Roman elite.
