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Celebrity [ Publicity ]

… Abstract Celebrity was a form of sociability as well as a form of publicity that took its modern form over the course of the long eighteenth century. It was related to, but distinct from, the experience of fame. A recognizably modern form of celebrity can be identified in Britain by the later seventeenth century. By the turn of the eighteenth century, celebrity … Britain’, in Emrys Jones and Victoria Joule (eds.), Public Interiors: Intimacy and Celebrity in Eighteenth-Century Literary Culture (Houndmills: Palgrave, 2018), p. 111-37; Greg Jenner, Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity …

Alexander Pope [ Art and Literature ]

… understood by his contemporaries. People > Art and Literature Keywords poetry Friendship Scriblerus Club Correspondence Literary celebrity Enmity Both in financial terms and in the scale of his cultural influence, Alexander Pope was one of the most … He could not, for instance, be considered for the post of poet laureate, despite his crucial role in informing the literary tastes and stylistic conventions of his time. His poetry encompassed esteemed translations of classical works …

Spa sociability in Bath and Pyrmont [ Health / Nature ]

… health, the paradox of regulation and freedom, the transformation of the self in a specific environment and the role of celebrity in the emergence of new communities. Places > Health Places > Nature Keywords Health Open society Master of … countries could mingle in the absence of a central court or national political capital, which also fostered artistic and literary creativity. *** 1 . N. McKendrick, J. Brewer and J.H. Plumb (eds.), The Birth of a Consumer Society. The … who had a studio there, 28  Elizabeth Linley,– later Mrs Sheridan – , Anna Seward who in 1780 won one of the Batheaston literary contests organized by Lady Miller. 29  Celebrity (Lilti 15-20) itself can be considered as a new phenomenon and …

Drury Lane [ Sports & Leisure / Cities ]

… as riots. The name ‘Drury Lane’ also became an important cultural marker of an aspirational, genteel, and performative literary sociability outside the institution, in theatrical discourse across various media from newspapers to novels. … of sociability’s performative nature. Places > Sports & Leisure Places > Cities Keywords performance affect media celebrity acting public Coffeehouse play riot Spaces The name Theatre Royal, Drury Lane refers to a succession of four … ‘Drury Lane’   The name ‘Drury Lane’ became an important cultural marker of an aspirational, genteel, performative literary sociability outside the institution, as one may see by examining theatrical discourse across various media. Some …

Samuel Johnson [ Art and Literature ]

… Abstract Johnson was one of the foremost and most controversial literary men of his age, and a leading figure of intellectual and conversational life in London. He loved the activities … synonymous with sociability within the intellectual and cultural circles of London. Part of the reason for this was the celebrity he gradually gained by a lifetime of work as a professional writer, with publications, like his Rambler essays … 1755, bringing him fame and, eventually, a state pension. This last also earned him the soubriquet ‘Dictionary Johnson’. Literary pre-eminence brought with it a breadth of acquaintance and recognition, albeit with a considerable degree of …

Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) [ Religion & Philanthropy / Politics & Society / Religious Belief ]

… is today remembered as a Christian activist and early philanthropist. As a matter of fact, she used her pen and her literary talents to promote four main causes, the reformation of manners, the abolition of slavery, the education of … theatre’ 2   reveals a tension at the heart of her early life between indulging in the pleasures of sociability, albeit literary sociability, and the seriousness of her mission, i.e. the reformation of society through philanthropy. 1 . See … was the sharing of literary interests: called ‘Nine' 3  by Garrick, More also wrote poems, essays and stories, and her celebrity fed on that of the other members of the bluestocking circle. Conversely, as part of the second generation of …