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Politeness and politics in Cicero's letters / Jon Hall.
LIBRA PA6350 .H35 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, Jon (Jon C. R.), 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Correspondence.
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Criticism and interpretation.
- Letter writing, Classical.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 275 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Doing aristocratic business : affiliative politeness and the politeness of respect
- From polite fictions to hypocrisy
- Redressive politeness : requests, refusals, and advice
- Politeness in epistolary conflict
- Politeness and political negotiation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-261) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780195329063
- 0195329066
- OCLC:
- 234260197
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