| Polite Conversation Contributor(s): Swift, Jonathan (Author), Truss, Lynne (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1843911477 ISBN-13: 9781843911470 Publisher: Hesperus Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: A companion piece to the popular Directions to Servants, Polite Conversation is a witty, brilliantly conceived treatise on manners and small talk from the master of English satire. Beginning with an "expert" introduction to the perils of ill-educated discourse, Swift seeks to offer a remedy for conversational disasters. His aim: to ensure one is always equipped with the correct response, no matter the situation, and the means with which to stoke up conversation when it lapses into awkward silence. To prove his theses, he then proffers three mock dialogues, citing the drawing room as the most suitable place to display the art of elegant and polite conversation. The result is a hilarious and deeply ironic analysis that is as relevant today as when it was first conceived. Irish clergyman and satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) is best remembered for his philosophical parody Gulliver's Travels. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Hesperus Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.45" W x 7.6" (0.38 lbs) 124 pages |