Briefe in Politischer Kommunikation Vom Alten Orient Bis Ins 20. Jahrhundert: Le Lettere Nella Comunicazione Politica Dall'antico Oriente Fino Al XX Secolo
Briefe in Politischer Kommunikation Vom Alten Orient Bis Ins 20. Jahrhundert: Le Lettere Nella Comunicazione Politica Dall'antico Oriente Fino Al XX Secolo
English summary: The history of the letter is as old as the history of writing itself. In the Romantic period, the letter was perceived as the most private and authentic of all sorts of texts. Ever since then researchers from various disciplines have cherished and still do cherish letters as a source of the authentic thoughts of historical figures. This volume gathers the contributions of 14 authors from three countries and various disciplines to hold a discussion of the letter genre going beyond particular times or ...
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English summary: The history of the letter is as old as the history of writing itself. In the Romantic period, the letter was perceived as the most private and authentic of all sorts of texts. Ever since then researchers from various disciplines have cherished and still do cherish letters as a source of the authentic thoughts of historical figures. This volume gathers the contributions of 14 authors from three countries and various disciplines to hold a discussion of the letter genre going beyond particular times or disciplines. They consider the letter to be a type of political text marked by its crafted nature. The contributions also point out the political ramifications of letter-writing by investigating exemplary aspects such as: the development of the letter's form, the organization and control of the dispatch of letters, the access to written communication and to communication mediated by letters, the archiving and collecting of letters, the networks of letter writers. German description: Die Geschichte des Briefes ist so alt wie die Geschichte der Schrift. In der Romantik wurde der Brief als privateste und unmittelbarste Textsorte festgeschrieben, und WissenschaftlerInnen verschiedenster Disziplinen werteten und werten Briefe als Quelle fur authentische Auaerungen historischer Ichs aus. Vierzehn AutorInnen aus drei Landern und verschiedenen Disziplinen fuhren in diesem Band eine epochen- und disziplinenubergreifende Diskussion zum Genre Brief. Sie begreifen den Brief als politische Textsorte, die sich durch ihren konstruierten Charakter auszeichnet. Die Beitrage zeigen politische Aspekte der Briefkommunikation.
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