Conviviality [ Eating & Drinking / Rituals & Ceremonies / Character / Social interaction ]
… 1801. Abstract This entry describes conviviality as it was practised in the eighteenth century with distinctions between sociability and conviviality. It also describes the use of the term, and the specific rituals associated with convivial … of public dining practices. 2 These practices were related to, but distinctive from, Addison and Steele ’s ideal of sociability as informed but free-flowing conversation. Sociability and conviviality both idealized the importance of wit, spontaneity, and adapting words and actions to the …
Community | Conviviality | Hilarity | Politics | Song | Toasting
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