Ned Ward [ Commerce / Art and Literature ]
… was not one to which everyone subscribed. People > Commerce People > Art and Literature Mots-clés Clubs Humour Impoliteness Politics Satire sexe Taverns Edward ‘Ned’ Ward was a satirist and tavern keeper, most widely recognised as the … 15 The orthodox narrative for the early eighteenth century is one of a ‘reformation of manners’, manifested in rising politeness, moderation and sobriety, particularly associated with the gentlemanly class. 16 Yet, Ward’s works and his … Philip Carter, Men and the Emergence of Polite Society, Britain 1660-1800 (Harlow, 2001). 17 . Kate Davison, ‘Occasional Politeness and Gentlemen’s Laughter in 18th Century England’, The Historical Journal, 57, 4 (2014), p. 921-45. 18 . …
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