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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778121703321

Autore

Regier Willis Goth

Titolo

In praise of flattery [[electronic resource] /] / Willis Goth Regier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-09232-0

9786611092320

0-8032-1399-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Stages

Disciplina

177/.3

Soggetti

Etiquette

Flattery

Praise

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-181) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Welcome -- Flatter yourself -- Why flatter? -- How to flatter -- The flatteree -- Dangers -- Heroism of flattery -- To flatter God -- Farewell.

Sommario/riassunto

Where would we be without flattery? Giving flattery light, attention, and care, this title treats readers to hundreds of historical examples drawn from the highest social circles in politics, romance, and religion, from the courts of Byzantium and China to Paris, Rome, and Washington, DC.