Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters
| Author | : Jon Hall |
| Publisher | : OUP USA |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2009-05-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195329063 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195329066 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (066 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters by : Jon Hall
Download or read book Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters written by Jon Hall and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.