Courting Power :Persuasion and Politics in the Early Thirteenth Century - Garland Studies in Medieval Literature
Courting Power :Persuasion and Politics in the Early Thirteenth Century - Garland Studies in Medieval Literature
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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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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780815331223 |
| ISBN10 | 0815331223 |
| Number Of Pages | 262 |
| Item Weight | 650 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format | hardback |
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"Shepard's citations of sources and of modern scholarship are complete and transparent." -- Speculum-A Journal of Medieval Studies
"Although she teaches literature, her reading in the historical sources is broad and deep. She has underlined the importance of rhetoric as a tool fir thirteenth-century society and has described its cultivation and use. There is much valuable information in the book and in the notes to guide students who are interested in the field of rhetoric and its rebirth in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.--Kenneth Pennington, International History Review, Catholic University of American."