Luxury [ Taste & Manners ]
… rise of consumer goods and consumerism made luxury a much-debated topic throughout the eighteenth century. By its very nature, luxury is always defined in relation to an audience and hence cannot be conceived of without interaction. Humans … of the century, a ‘consumer revolution’ occurred; 8 yet it can be contended that the process was more of a gradual nature. The new luxury was exhibited in domestic spaces and in public spaces of leisure. Since domestic spaces were the …
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