{"product_id":"impoliteness-in-ancient-egypt-maria-victoria-almansa-villatoro-9789004724228","title":"(Im)Politeness in Ancient Egypt: Norms, Wit, and Rudeness in Texts from Pharaonic Times Through Late Antiquity","description":"\u003ci\u003e(Im)politeness in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length study of (im)politeness in ancient Egyptian texts. Leading experts in their respective corpora examine a range of textual sources spanning approximately 2,000 years, using the latest frameworks for analyzing language in usage. This edited volume asks how ancient Egyptians adapted and modified their language to persuade, complain, or mock, and how they assessed the risks and benefits of communicating with those above or below them in the social hierarchy. The papers explore whether ancient Egyptians used politeness freely and strategically, or were constrained by mandatory social rules. The documents presented, translated, and analyzed in this book include personal letters, ritual utterances, fictional stories, dialogue captions in tomb scenes, and messages to dead relatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Victoria Almansa-Villatoro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004724222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004724228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.81d","brand":"Maria Victoria Almansa-Villatoro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47579937931519,"sku":"9789004724228","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53bedfd2-4433-43ad-ad27-7f3cfbdfa6a8.jpg?v=1763877700","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/impoliteness-in-ancient-egypt-maria-victoria-almansa-villatoro-9789004724228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}