Literary Academies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… for association in intellectual urban centres 2 began to manifest as organised private gatherings, such as salons and reading societies. These would eventually be converted to academies following the cultural policies of the capital, and … the latter to develop. The art of conversation played a central role in Parisian salons, alongside gambling and literary readings. (Lilti 273–318) The desired outcomes, like in the Italian academies, were a ‘coming together’ ( conversari: … ISSN 2803-2845, Accessed on 05/19/2024, URL: https://www.digitens.org/en/notices/literary-academies.html Further Reading Beaurepaire, Pierre-Yves, Häseler, Jens et McKenna, Antony (dirs.), Réseaux de correspondance à l’âge classique …
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