Literary Academies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… Image John Smith, ‘Three Arcadians’, © National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG D11802, circa 1683-1729. Abstract Early modern literary academies … academies salonnières of Italy, they incarnated the practices of the educated, intellectual classes in Europe. In Italy, Arcadia was a prime example of how academies came to be defined as spaces of sociability. This entry will explore Arcadia and its place within the broader context of a ‘Europe of academies.’ The various forms of sociability on offer in …
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