Conviviality [ Eating & Drinking / Rituals & Ceremonies / Character / Social interaction ]
… agenda in mind. Where the ideal of coffee-house conversation (however accurate) was that distinctions of rank and class could be suspended and the best argument would win the day, convivial gatherings would appoint a ‘ chair ‘ who … sheet music, some of which ended up in collections of genteel music to be sung in the parlour rooms of the middle classes, although in general were considered more suitable for male tavern meetings than the mixed company of private …
Community | Conviviality | Hilarity | Politics | Song | Toasting
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