Francis Dashwood [ Association / Associational culture ]
… the founding between 1732 and 1734, so it either occurred before or after Dashwood’s journey to St. Petersburg. The meetings took place in an exclusively homosocial space, and the shape of their ballot box, the circular aperture of which … his fascination with antiquity upon London’s upper class. To this day, the Dilettanti remain a fixture in London, meeting regularly at Brooks’s Club. Just as the journeys to Italy had done, Dashwood’s visit to Constantinople spurred … upon his return to England, albeit one that was comparatively short-lived. The Divan Club held its first official meeting on January 8 th 1744 at the Thatched Tavern in St. James Street, and had its last gathering on May 25 th 1746. As …
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