851-0331-05L The Art of Conversation
Semester | Autumn Semester 2016 |
Lecturers | C. Thomas |
Periodicity | non-recurring course |
Language of instruction | French |
Abstract | This course will offer the occasion to reflect upon the art of conversation: its codes, its pleasures of improvisation, its worldly aspects and its importance in everyday life. |
Objective | This will permit us to consider different figures of the writer and salon hostess, such as Mme de Lafayette, Mme du Deffand, Julie de Lespinasse, and Mme de Staël. |