Table talk : from The threepenny review
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Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, ©2015.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, ©2015.
Format
Book
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xix, 298 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"Table Talk is a portable dinner party and a book to read alone while laughing out loud. Table Talk is a salon attended by your smartest friends and by all of the wittiest people they know. Table Talk is a collection of brief but critically acclaimed, half serious/half tongue-in-cheek pieces that borrow the format of The New Yorker's "Talk of the Town" column. Selected from several decades (1990-2013) of The Threepenny Review, known colloquially as the West Coast's New York Review of Books, these anecdotal essays debate the historical, artistic, and technological developments of our time. It includes essays by Christopher Ricks, who unfolds a dazzling literary history of the phrase "Table Talk"; Leonard Michaels on why the waltz should be viewed as an aggressive, imperialist dance; and Claire Messud on the art of digression in fiction and conversation. Sigrid Nunez engages with the contemporary vogue for memoir and autobiography, while Luc Sante draws conclusions about postmodern art from a stray bit of graffiti glimpsed on a New York street. Other contributions include Alexander Nehamas on the NEA controversy that roiled the culture wars of the 1990s and Paula Fox's tips for interacting with difficult children. Ninety-nine pieces become a garden of literary delights, as Table Talk takes an irreverent walk on the wild side of philosophical and cultural speculation that will resonate with readers of any age. "--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lesser, W., Zahrt, J., & Chubb, M. (2015). Table talk: from The threepenny review . Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lesser, Wendy, Jennifer Zahrt and Mimi, Chubb. 2015. Table Talk: From The Threepenny Review. Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lesser, Wendy, Jennifer Zahrt and Mimi, Chubb. Table Talk: From The Threepenny Review Counterpoint, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lesser, Wendy,, Jennifer Zahrt, and Mimi Chubb. Table Talk: From The Threepenny Review Counterpoint, 2015.
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