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Laughter [ Communication ]
… was scrutinised with vigour by notable thinkers and theorists of sociability; broaching issues of wit, sincerity, taste and bodily control, nothing exposes the anxieties and aspirations inherent in sociability quite like laughter. Practices > Communication Keywords Humour Impoliteness Laughter Manners Politeness Taste Wit In May 1787, author-turned cleric Thomas Monro devoted an issue of his short-lived periodical to the topic of … guffaw – especially triggered by a ‘lowbrow’ joke – was anything but. Broaching issues of wit, sincerity, politeness, taste and bodily control, nothing exposes the anxieties and aspirations inherent in sociability quite like laughter. The …
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Private theatre performances [ Politics & Society ]
… In exploring the practice, this entry will evaluate the role of worldly connivance in the constitution of collective taste. Practices > Politics & Society Keywords Aesthetics Community Entertainement Taste Theatre Performing plays in one’s home was not specific to the eighteenth century, but it is during this period … not merely worldly pleasure or ‘fashionable entertainment, 12 as Dominique Quéro has stated, it was a space where new tastes could find expression, and where new forms of theatre could be explored. Society theatre was essentially a testing …
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Pleasure gardens [ Sports & Leisure ]
… forms of leisure, they can also be linked to the rising significance of culturally conditioned notions such as taste, fashion or visibility. Places > Sports & Leisure Keywords Art Conversation Entertainement Fashion Gardens Music Nature Taste Pleasure gardens were a particular type of eighteenth-century sociable spaces. Usually privately-owned, these … played an active role in activities and trends like gossip and fashion, reflecting varied cultural phenomena such as taste, companionship or being on display. Providing amusement for those willing to pay for it, they operated on a …
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