Language and Statecraft in Early Modern Venice
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Author | : Elizabeth Horodowich |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 23 |
Release | : 2008-04-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521894968 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521894964 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Language and Statecraft in Early Modern Venice by : Elizabeth Horodowich
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.