Language and Statecraft in Early Modern Venice

Language and Statecraft in Early Modern Venice
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9780521894968
ISBN-13 : 0521894964
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Book Synopsis Language and Statecraft in Early Modern Venice by : Elizabeth Horodowich

Download or read book Language and Statecraft in Early Modern Venice written by Elizabeth Horodowich and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates that a crucial component of statebuilding in Venice was the management of public speech. Using a variety of historical sources, Horodowich shows that the Venetian state constructed a normative language - a language based on standards of politeness, civility, and piety - to protect and reinforce its civic identity.


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