Conviviality [ Eating & Drinking / Rituals & Ceremonies / Character / Social interaction ]
… 1780s and early 1790s, these could be highly structured events, with both toasts and songs pre-arranged and sometimes printed in advance, forming a secular order of service to the convivial occasion. 3 1 . ‘conviviality, n.‘ OED Online, … 1762-1830 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), p.14. The development of conviviality gave birth to a variety of print productions that served the needs of convivial meetings. A substantial print industry was dedicated to reproducing the words for convivial songs in ‘ songsters ‘ . 5 These existed alongside …
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