Talking cure : an essay on the civilizing power of conversation

Talking cure : an essay on the civilizing power of conversation /

Talking 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 other freely and without guile may be the cure to what ails our troubled society. Dr...

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Main Author: Cohen, Paula Marantz, 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Conversation.
Conversation > Social aspects.
Conversation in literature.
Conversation > Aspect social.
Conversation dans la littérature.
Conversation
Conversation in literature
Conversation > Social aspects
Essays.
Table of Contents:
  • Why converse?
  • Defining and representing conversation
  • Food, drink, and conversation
  • Bad conversation
  • Talking with the French
  • Schools of talk
  • The rise of the novel--and female talk
  • Conversation as public entertainment
  • Conversation on campus
  • Shakespeare on Zoom.

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