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Kathleen Neal, Kathleen B. Neal

The Letters of Edward I - Political Communication in the Thirteenth Century

English · Hardback

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Description

Detailed examination of the letters of Edward I reveals them to be powerful and sophisticated political tools.

List of contents

Introduction: Letters and the Language of Power
Royal Letters: The Authority of a Form
Rhetorical Refinement: Epistolary Editing and its Implications
Announcing the Message: Communities of Reception and Royal Ideology
'Dear Cousin': Affect and Epistolarity Beyond Borders
Keeping Friends Close: Strategies of Epistolary Alignment
Rhetoric Under Strain: Re-writing Royal Epistolarity
Conclusion. Royal Epistolarity: The Voice of the King
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Kathleen B. Neal

Product details

Authors	Kathleen Neal, Kathleen B. Neal
Publisher	Boydell & Brewer

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	31.01.2021

EAN	9781783274154
ISBN	978-1-78327-415-4
No. of pages	250
Dimensions	155 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
Weight	538 g
Subject	Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries

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