Scriblerus Club [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… more a concept of artistic creativity that derived from a shared sense of humour as well as a shared sense of aspects of society and culture that were worthy of criticism and satire. Its real existence as an actual practice – authors meeting … that would form the conceptual core of the club. Still, the club was also the closest that Swift got to his desire for a society of like-minded intellectuals and wits. In terms of social relations, the club developed out of a number of …
Academies | Friendship | Satire
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