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Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,225
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Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters (Hardcover): Jon Hall

Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters (Hardcover)

Jon Hall

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Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters presents a fresh examination of the letters exchanged between Cicero and correspondents, such as Pompey, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony during the final turbulent decades of the Roman Republic. Drawing upon sociolinguistic theories of politeness, it argues that formal relationships between powerful members of the elite were constrained by distinct conventions of courtesy and etiquette. By examining in detail these linguistic conventions of politeness, Jon Hall presents new insights into the social manners that shaped aristocratic relationships.
The book begins with a discussion of the role of letter-writing within the Roman aristocracy and the use of linguistic politeness to convey respect to fellow members of the elite. Hall then analyzes the deployment of conventionalized expressions of affection and goodwill to cultivate alliances with ambitious rivals and the diplomatic exploitation of "polite fictions" at times of political tension. The book also explores the strategies of politeness employed by Cicero and his correspondents when making requests and dispensing advice, and when engaging in epistolary disagreements. (His exchanges with Appius Claudius Pulcher, Munatius Plancus, and Mark Antony receive particular emphasis.) Its detailed analysis of specific letters places the reader at the very heart of Late Republican political negotiations and provides a new critical approach to Latin epistolography.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2009
First published: May 2009
Authors: Jon Hall (Senior Lecturer and Acting Head of the Department of Classics)
Dimensions: 242 x 167 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-532906-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
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LSN: 0-19-532906-6
Barcode: 9780195329063

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