Solitude [ Feelings & Emotions ]
… Gender Melancholy Politeness Privacy Religion In 1711, Joseph Addison spoke of his vision for his new periodical, The Spectator . In his desire to entertain and instruct, he sought to bring men and women out of closets ‘to dwell in Clubs … solitude was experienced and debated challenges our understanding of the benefits of sociability from this period. 1 . Spectator 10, 12 March 1711. In classical Latin solitudo was most often employed in a negative sense. It denoted a place … explored the possibility that women might spend time in solitude or solitary contemplation. A female contributor to The Spectator noted in 1711 that ‘We [women] must have company [...] Solitude is an unnatural Being to us’. 10 At a time when …
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