Includes bibliographical references 224-255 and index.
Contents
The classic origins of conversation -- The medieval reformulations of conversation -- The Renaissance of conversation -- Intimate friendship -- Court, Salon, and republic of letters -- Letters -- Sociabilitas.
Summary
The Concept of Conversation traces the way the rise of conversation spread out from the history of rhetoric to include the histories of friendship, the court and the salon, the Republic of Letters, periodical press and women.
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