Title: Rhetoric and courtliness in early modern literature
Description: This book explores the early modern interest in conversation. Conversation was widely accepted to have been inspired by the philosopher Cicero. Recognising his influence on courtesy literature - the main source for 'civil conversation' - Jennifer Richards uncovers new ways of thinking about humanism as a project of linguistic and social reform.
Subjects: Conversation, Conversation in literature, Courtesy in literature, Courts and courtiers in literature, English language, English literature, History, History and criticism, Humanists, Intellectual life, Rhetoric, Modern Literature
Places: England
Time periods: 16th century, 17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700