Scriblerus Club [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… and creative sociability that is one of the key aspects of its legacy. Places > Clubs & Societies Practices > Associational culture Keywords Academies Friendship Satire The Scriblerus Club was much less a formalized social … Arthur Maynwaring in ‘Reflections on Dr. Swift’s Letter to Harley’ and ‘The British Academy’. Thus, Swift felt that an association of eminent men of letters could be beneficial to the state of language, literature, and culture in general. … for a society of like-minded intellectuals and wits. In terms of social relations, the club developed out of a number of associations that all come together in 1714. In 1710, Jonathan Swift had moved to London and had become involved in …
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