The Concept of Conversation : : From Cicero's Sermo to the Grand Siècle's Conversation / / David Randall.
The first history of early modern conversation in EnglishIn the classical period, conversation referred to real conversations, conducted in the leisure time of noble men, and concerned with indefinite philosophical topics. Christianity inflected conversation with universal aspirations during the med...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The Classic Origins of Conversation
- 2 The Medieval Reformulations of Conversation
- 3 The Renaissance of Conversation
- 14 Intimate Friendship
- 5 Court, Salon and Republic of Letters
- 6 Letters
- 7 Sociabilitas
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index