Exotic mania [ Taste & Manners ]
… to exhibit social and political status, as well as international reputation. 1 . See Peter Mason, ‘Exoticism in the Enlightenment’, Anthropos (vol. 86, nos. 1-3, 1991), p. 167. 2 . Adam Ferguson, An Essay on the History of Civil Society … of animals lurking beneath seas and hidden in deserts that the natural historian should observe according to the Enlightenment s earch for knowledge. Anecdotes of exotic animals are reported by Addison who, in order to show what are … space with the aim of sharing opinions, ideas and news appears to be the most highly social phenomenon of the Enlightenment. By melting private individuals and public debates, the coffeehouse was a blended space mixing up …
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