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Aristotelian Science
Ars Dictaminis
Ars Dictandi
Artes Dictandi
Author_Laurie Shepard
Category=DS
chanceries
Defensor Ecclesiae
early
Epistolary Rhetoric
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failure
frederick's
Frederick's Failure
gregory
Guido Faba
Harmonious Society
Henry III
honorius
Honorius III
iii
imperial
Imperial Actions
Imperial Chancery
Imperial Honors
Imperial Letter
Innocent III
Justus Dominus
King Henry III
Papal Chancery
Papal Fief
Papal Imperial Relations
Pope Honorius III
Pope Innocent Iii
rhetorical
Sedes Apostolica
thirteenth
Violating
Product details
- ISBN 9781138864405
- Weight: 317g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 21 May 2015
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
