Principles of the art of conversation, the: a social essay
Auteur :
Mahaffy, John Pentland
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108078634
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2018
Dimensions :
21,7 x 14,0 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
240 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this light-hearted book, the classical scholar J. P. Mahaffy (1839–1919) analyses the art of conversation in the same way that a classical scholar would analyse the art of rhetoric, discussing theoretical models as well as taking examples from history and from his own social life.