… group of aristocrats, artists, and men of letters. The salons were social gatherings, involving conversation and games, but they were also sites for literary and philosophical discussion, and notably, for men of letters to network and … was at the core of these gatherings hosted by elite French women. Individuals amused themselves with witty word games like ‘rigmaroles’, which made composing rhymed verse into a collective activity. (Craveri 60) The salons were also … ways an amalgamation of the many features that scholars highlight today. Salons were spaces of entertainment, gambling, games, and suppers, spaces of networking, spaces for sharing new literary works, and spaces for conversation. And, recent …