Kit-Cat Club [ Association / Associational culture / Politics & Society ]
… a prototype for Dr Johnson’s Club, among many others. People > Association Practices > Associational culture Practices > Politics & Society Mots-clés Friendship Merchants Patronage Whigs The Kit-Cat Club (c.1690s-c.1720) was one of the … in 1708, and a lavish edition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (1717). Impact The Club’s impact was felt in Britain’s culture, politics and practices of sociability. Despite its focus on catalysing a cultural renaissance, however, many of its …
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