… socialisation of cultural processes, [which] produced a disciplined, regulated, and structured organisation, combining pleasure, gambling, and entertainment with the desire for culture.’ 5 The proliferation of academies in every Italian … goal of everyday discussion, which is to communicate information, ‘the subject discussed is merely a substrate for the pleasure derived from live interactions.’ 8 Defining academies as entities comprised of individual members leads to an … the luncheon […] during which, Silveno performed French verses set to pastoral music. 16 The association of convivial pleasures, such as the meal, and literary activities, such as poetry recitation, is clear. Arcadian festivities sometimes …