Edinburgh clubs and societies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… and societies of Edinburgh during the long eighteenth century. These indeed reflected the expectations of the Scottish society. This entry presents the interaction of these clubs and societies with the upper-class society as well as with the intellectual and working circles of Edinburgh. In particular, it assesses their influence and … intellectual and social spheres up until the 1770s. During the Enlightenment era, some societies, such as the Select Society (1754), the Pantheon (1773) and the Belles Lettres Society (1759), expressed concern about the place of women in …
Britishness | Enlightenment | Highlands | Scotland
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