Scriblerus Club [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… Academy’. Thus, Swift felt that an association of eminent men of letters could be beneficial to the state of language, literature, and culture in general. Alexander Pope, on the other hand, had previous to the establishment of the club … up and develop. At the same time, this period also saw the emergence of Arbuthnot’s most significant contribution to literature, the series of five pamphlets that introduced the character of John Bull into British culture. A year later, … the Scriblerus Club, and that continued until Pope’s death in 1744, is one of the most significant in eighteenth-century literature. For various reasons, the club’s fortunes were tied to that of the monarchy. When Queen Anne died in August …
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