Politeness and politics in Cicero's letters [[electronic resource] /] / Jon Hall

• Autore: Hall Jon (Jon C. R.), <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 876/.01
• Soggetto topico: Letter writing, Classical
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-261) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Note on Texts and Translations""; ""Introduction: Ciceroâ€?s Letters and Linguistic Politeness""; ""1 Doing Aristocratic Business: Affiliative Politeness and the Politeness of Respect""; ""2 From Polite Fictions to Hypocrisy""; ""3 Redressive Politeness: Requests, Refusals, and Advice""; ""4 Politeness in Epistolary Conflict""; ""5 Politeness and Political Negotiation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Some Common Strategies Used in Affiliative Politeness and the Politeness of Respect""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index Locorum""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B"" ; ""C""""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Politeness and politics in Cicero's letters
• ISBN: 1-282-07606-X; 9786612076060; 0-19-971636-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996210911703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno