Politeness and politics in Cicero's letters /

This book 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...

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Main Author:	Hall, Jon (Jon C. R.), 1961-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Cicero, Marcus Tullius > Correspondence. Cicero, Marcus Tullius > Criticism and interpretation. Cicero, Marcus Tullius Letter writing, Classical. Correspondance ancienne. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Latin. Letter writing, Classical Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Personal correspondence
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