Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing Power of Conversation
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Why Converse? -- Chapter 2: Defining and Representing Conversation -- Chapter 3: Food, Drink, and Conversation -- Chapter 4: Bad Conversation -- Chapter 5: Talking with the French -- Chapter 6: Schools of Talk -- Chapter 7: The Rise of the Novel-and Female Talk -- Chapter 8: Conversation as Public Entertainment -- Chapter 9: Conversation on Campus -- Chapter 10: Shakespeare on Zoom -- Conclusion -- Coda -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index.
