Courting Power : Persuasion and Politics in the Early Thirteenth Century
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Garland Studies in Medieval Literature
ISBN-10
1138864404
ISBN-13
9781138864405
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 21st, 2015
Print length
263 Pages
Weight
317 grams
Product Classification:
Literature: history & criticism
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This book explores the theory and practice of medieval letter-writing, arguing that the form, proportion and style of letters were contoured by ideology.
This text chronicles a change in epistolary persuasion in the 1230''s, crystallized at the imperial chancery of Frederick II, Emperor from 1220-1250. There, traditional appeals, premised on authority and harmony, were challenged by letters in which historical circumstances functioned as an integral part of the strategy of persuasion. Based on the close reading of "Artes Dictandi", as well as a series of letters issued from the papal and imperial chanceries, this book explores the theory and practice of medieval letter-writing. Letters are evaluated as verbal acts intended to persuade, with the public as the ultimate arbiter of success. The author argues that the form, proportion and style of letters were contoured by ideology.
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