| Courting Power: Persuasion and Politics in the Early Thirteenth Century Contributor(s): Shepard, Laurie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138864404 ISBN-13: 9781138864405 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Foreign Language Study | Latin |
| Dewey: 876 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.68 lbs) 263 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |