Samuel Johnson [ Art and Literature ]
… and conversational life in London. He loved the activities of intelligent society, and was instrumental in forming clubs for the opportunities to engage in them. He was aware of his intellectual superiority and had a tendency to seek to … several long-standing and loyal female friends. People > Art and Literature Keywords Celebrity Conversation Depression Clubs Fame Gender Unkempt, ungainly, uncouth, with appallingly gluttonous table manners, aggressively loud, rude and … stage in that company, relishing the performance as much as the genuine exchange of ideas.‘ In a period known for its ‘clubbability’ (and the word itself is Johnsonian), Johnson stood out as a clubbable man, and indeed as a great founder of …
Celebrity | Conversation | Depression | Clubs | Fame | Gender
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