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Conversation [ Communication / Education / Social interaction / Language & Speech ]
… just knowledge but the mind and critical faculties. Conversations that were part of the fabric of social and familial exchanges were the inspiration for instructional dialogic texts called ‘Familiar Format’ and conversation became a … the consummate expression of the social, linguistic and aesthetic ideals of politesse. Conceived primarily as a social exchange, a delightful commerce in which all agrémens and bienséances converged, conversation and how to conduct it was … science. Referred to as the Familiar Format, these texts, written mainly by women, were often modelled on the quotidian exchanges of the household, and involved one or both parents examining and discussing various topics with their children. …
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Street sociability [ Cities ]
… and the development of new forms of regulation, this article explores the street as a uniquely complex site of social exchange and sociability. Places > Cities Keywords Crime Streets Rules Women In eighteenth-century British towns, almost … sort and working people. 13 And perhaps most obviously, in prostitution, the street formed the locus of negotiation and exchange – with figures such as James Boswell , adopting a range of different personae depending on whose services he … and the development of new forms of regulation, this article explores the street as a uniquely complex site of social exchange and sociability. … Allen, Rick, The Moving Pageant: A Literary Sourcebook on London Street-Life, 1700-1914 …
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Periodicals [ Print culture ]
… a major role in sociability. By their form, their numerous themes and articles, they act as sources for discussion and exchanges in different sociable places (coffee-houses, clubs, Salons). Because periodicals host very different voices and … a major role in sociability. By their form, their numerous themes and articles, they act as sources for discussion and exchanges in different sociable places (coffee-houses, clubs, Salons). Because periodicals host very different voices and …
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Essay periodical [ Reading & Writing / Communication / Literary & Artistic genres / Taste & Manners ]
… teach the readers of both sexes how to ‘philosophize’, 2 a term which meant both to ponder philosophically but also to exchange about philosophy with other people. It therefore popularised the Cartesian and Lockean philosophies, claiming … others. They spread the idea that the language of social harmony and virtue was intimately related to that of credit and exchange. Defining sociability as a commercial activity was therefore a political move. Papers suggested that those who …
Commerce | Correspondence | Femininity | Periodicals | Politics | Women
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Mary Delany [ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… nicknames for each of them. In 1744, she attended an 'assembly' held by the diplomat Luke Schaub in London 3 ; her exchanges with Eleanor Butler suggest a degree of involvement in the circle of the ladies of Llangollen. 4 More regularly … whose members met from 1756 till 1788 at Elizabeth Vesey’s, Elizabeth Montagu’s and Hester Boscawen’s places in order to exchange ideas. The introductory lines of Hannah More’s poem 'The Bas Bleu: or, Conversation' (1787) paying homage to the …
Assemblies | Bluestockings | Correspondence | Court | Ireland | Propriety | Women
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Elizabeth (Robinson) Montagu [ Art and Literature ]
… politeness as extolled for instance by David Hume in ‘Of Refinement in the Arts’: civilization here is based on a social exchange between men and women who meet and correspond on an equal footing.( Eger 41-43) Virtue, wit, good humour, …
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Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) [ Religion & Philanthropy / Politics & Society / Religious Belief ]
… breakfasts, parties, card-playing, the central role of the tea-table , and a conversation where books 5 – they could be exchanged – health matters and politics featured prominently. More enjoyed these social occasions and wrote: ‘ I dined at …
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Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun [ Art and Literature ]
… was ‘at the time, the most fashionable woman in London’ (664). 11 Eager to become part of the whirligig of invitation exchanges, she hosted evenings (663) during which music was prominently featured, including performances from the two …
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