Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters

Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters

Author: Jon C. R. Hall

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2009-05-06

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0195329066

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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.


Cicero: Select Letters

Cicero: Select Letters

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1980-07-03

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780521295246

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A collection of representative letters from Cicero's vast correspondence, with introduction and commentary.


Selected Works (Cicero, Marcus Tullius)

Selected Works (Cicero, Marcus Tullius)

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1960-09-30

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780140440997

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Collecting the most incisive and influential writings of one of Rome's finest orators, Cicero's Selected Works is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant in Penguin Classics. Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a master of eloquence, and his pure literary and oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over two thousand years in matters of politics, philosophy, and faith. This selection demonstrates the diversity of his writings, and includes letters to friends and statesmen on Roman life and politics; the vitriolic Second Philippic Against Antony; and his two most famous philosophical treatises, On Duties and On Old Age - a celebration of his own declining years. Written at a time of brutal political and social change, Cicero's lucid ethical writings formed the foundation of the Western liberal tradition in political and moral thought that continues to this day. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.


Cicero's Letters to His Friends

Cicero's Letters to His Friends

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781555402648

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This is a one-volume reprinted edition with corrections and a new foreword of D. R. Shackleton Bailey's acclaimed translation of Cicero's letters, previously appearing in two volumes. It includes an introduction, appendices on Roman history, glossaries, maps, and a concordance.