Talking Cure : : An Essay on the Civilizing Power of Conversation / / Paula Marantz Cohen.
An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social benefits of conversationTalking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how conversation connects us in ways that social media never can, and explains why simply talking to each oth...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Why Converse?
- 2. Defining and Representing Conversation
- 3. Food, Drink, and Conversation
- 4. Bad Conversation
- 5. Talking with the French
- 6. Schools of Talk
- 7. The Rise of the Novel—and Female Talk
- 8. Conversation as Public Entertainment
- 9. Conversation on Campus
- 10. Shakespeare on Zoom
- Conclusion
- Coda
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index