Rhetoric and Courtliness in Early Modern Literature
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The art of conversation was widely believed to have been inspired by the republican philosopher Cicero. Recognizing his influence on courtesy literature (the main source for civil conversation), Jennifer Richards reveals new ways of thinking about humanism as a project of linguistic and social reform. Richards explores the interest in civil conversation among mid-Tudor humanists, John Cheke, Thomas Smith and Roger Ascham, as well as their self-styled...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521035716
ISBN13:9780521035712
Release Date:May 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:220 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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