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… society. 4 . Gentleman’s Magazine 15 (1745), pp. 193-7, quoted in Simon Schaffer, ‘Natural Philosophy and Public Spectacle in the Eighteenth Century,’ History of Science 21 (1983), pp. 1-43, p. 6. By the 1740s, scientific lecturing … and electricity. Scientific experiments took their place in a metropolis that offered an unprecedented range of visual spectacles. A visitor to the city in 1807 took in demonstrations of a steam engine, a purported perpetual motion machine, … City, 1800-1840  (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992), p. 129–42. Schaffer, Simon, ‘Natural Philosophy and Public Spectacle in the Eighteenth Century’, History of Science (vol. 21, 1983), p. 1–43. Shapin, Steven, and Simon Schaffer, …

… de Rennes, 2020), p. 102. 12 . Voir le titre de l’ouvrage de Dominique Quéro, Les amusements à la mode. L’essor des spectacles de société dans la première moitié du XVIIIe siècle (Paris: PUPS (à paraître)). Partager Partager sur Facebook … oubliée (Paris: Honoré Champion, 2015). Trott, David, Théâtre du XVIIIe siècle. Jeux, écritures, regards. Essai sur les spectacles en France de 1700 à 1790 (Montpellier: Espaces 34, 2000).   In the DIGIT.EN.S Anthology Letter from Mme de … oubliée (Paris: Honoré Champion, 2015). Trott, David, Théâtre du XVIIIe siècle. Jeux, écritures, regards. Essai sur les spectacles en France de 1700 à 1790 (Montpellier: Espaces 34, 2000).   In the DIGIT.EN.S Anthology Letter from Mme de …

… suivants diverses catégories sociales. Tendues entre désir de savoir et plaisir de montrer, l’enjeu oscille entre spectacle et érudition. Les cabinets de curiosités engagent ainsi une sociabilité complexe. Places > Nature Places > … suivants diverses catégories sociales. Tendues entre désir de savoir et plaisir de montrer, l’enjeu oscille entre spectacle et érudition. Les cabinets de curiosités engagent ainsi une sociabilité complexe. … Brink, Claudia (dir.), …

… amphitheatre, published his Rules to be observed on all battles of the stage . 1 The seven rules presented boxing as a spectacle to be enjoyed by a gentlemanly society, and aimed at domesticating the inherent violence of the sport by … aimed at disciplining both the fight and the bets surrounding it. Boxing was therefore framed as a social practice, a spectacle and a gambling opportunity. The tension between the violence allowed by the rules and the sometimes rowdy … of audience participation, on the one hand, and the aspiration to a polite sociability brought about by the gentlemanly spectacle was only solved in the second half of the nineteenth century, with the promotion of the so-called Marquess of …

… in 1764. There were fireworks sometimes. The ‘Etna’ show of volcanic explosions with Vulcan’s forge was added in 1792. Spectacle was thus a social bond, drawing on the current tastes for exoticism, on the popularization of recent science … while making its public feel connected to a restricted aristocratic society. This could be achieved through a culture of spectacle: visuality acted as a social bond. Partager Partager sur Facebook Partager sur Linkedin Partager sur Twitter …