John Thelwall [ Art and Literature / Politics / Association ]
… together into a coherent social form was a life-long project, traversing many domains, including alehouses, taverns, debating societies, lecture halls, theatres and a wide variety of print productions. People > Art and Literature People > Politics … 2 In the 1780s, he became strongly motivated by the attractions of literary culture, finding in the cut-and-thrust of debating societies and literary periodicals, which welcomed views of all political bents, a new form of identity. As his …
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