Autore: Hall, Jon
Titolo: Cicero’s De Officiis, politeness and modern conduct manuals
Rivista/Miscellanea: Journal of Historical Pragmatics, Volume 24, Issue 1
Anno edizione: 2023
Pagine: 16 - 31
Parole chiave: Éloquence - Eloquenza - Eloquence, Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Descrizione: This paper considers the guidelines for polite conversation and appropriate comportment presented in Cicero’s philosophical treatise De Officiis (44 bce), examining them in the light of recent scholarship on modern conduct manuals. In particular, it considers: (1) Cicero’s attempt to impose order on conversational practices; (2) his guidelines on rebuking others appropriately (a topic often omitted from modern manuals); (3) the ways in which his views on conversation coincide with modern theories of politeness; (4) his association of polite manners with moral behaviour and social class; and (5) the role of caricature in his depictions of inappropriate behaviour [Author]
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Sigla autore: Hall 2023
Titolo: Cicero’s De Officiis, politeness and modern conduct manuals
Rivista/Miscellanea: Journal of Historical Pragmatics, Volume 24, Issue 1
Anno edizione: 2023
Pagine: 16 - 31
Parole chiave: Éloquence - Eloquenza - Eloquence, Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Descrizione: This paper considers the guidelines for polite conversation and appropriate comportment presented in Cicero’s philosophical treatise De Officiis (44 bce), examining them in the light of recent scholarship on modern conduct manuals. In particular, it considers: (1) Cicero’s attempt to impose order on conversational practices; (2) his guidelines on rebuking others appropriately (a topic often omitted from modern manuals); (3) the ways in which his views on conversation coincide with modern theories of politeness; (4) his association of polite manners with moral behaviour and social class; and (5) the role of caricature in his depictions of inappropriate behaviour [Author]
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Sigla autore: Hall 2023
