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Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins and development of the terms used.

Cicero Catullus the Language of Social

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 15/04/2001
    ISBN13: 9780226454443, 978-0226454443
    ISBN10: 0226454444
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    Book Synopsis
    Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins and development of the terms used.

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