Sociability and Society Literature and the Symposium

"Sociability and Society switches with ease and elegance between theoretical argumentation, historical narrative, and literary criticism. An intensive, interesting, and inviting book for students of European cultural history, qualitative social theory, and literature."-Rüdiger Campe, Yale University "In this important and thought-provoking book, Pfeiffer tracks the history of the social form of the symposium and its multifarious successors. His open, essayistic style perfectly suits his protean subject matter."-Peter Gilgen, Cornell University "Sociability and Society is a fascinating, far-ranging, and important book."-Eric Sandberg, Partial Answers