Edinburgh clubs and societies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… the interaction of these clubs and societies with the upper-class society as well as with the intellectual and working circles of Edinburgh. In particular, it assesses their influence and impact on both the Scottish Enlightenment and … of political expression for the new elites determined to raise Edinburgh to the level of London, the capital of the new kingdom of Great Britain. 4 4 . N.T. Phillipson, ‘Scotland’s Age of Improvement: A Survey of Eighteenth-Century Literary … and promotion of sciences, arts and philosophy. Their meetings were usually organised along with suppers and wine drinking. 5 The Edinburgh Cape Club (1730), based in a tavern, was famous for its drinking sessions. These rituals were …
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