{"product_id":"civil-conversation-stefano-guazo-9798774351244","title":"Civil Conversation: Book I - The rewards that can be reaped from conversation and teaching how to get to know good company from bad.","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Revival of Civil Conversation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBook I \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rewards that can be reaped from conversation and teaching how to get to know good company from bad.This is a revival of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Civil Conversation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e adapted into today's English. Written first in Italian in 1574 and then translated into French several years later, then translated into English in 1581 based on the French translation and guided by the original Italian by George Pettie. Paragraphs and chapters have been added to break the conversation into chunks that can be more easily digested. Illustrations have been added to bring portions of the book alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is based on the English translation by George Pettie and the original Italian as a reference. It is a very polished form of prose that follows the natural flow of speech during the sixteenth century. It is full of lively figures of speech, descriptive illustrations, and a host of proverbs, poems, colloquialisms, and sayings of that time that are still in use today. It contains fruit that can be harvested by conversation and teaches how to determine good company from bad.\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefano Guazo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8774351249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798774351244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Stefano Guazo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45265173872895,"sku":"9798774351244","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c9c4b04-e478-4412-afb0-077fa518729a.jpg?v=1713420362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-conversation-stefano-guazo-9798774351244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}