Republic of Letters [ National & Transnational cultures / Reading & Writing ]
… social demographics characteristic of literate early modern society – not only philosophes and scientists, writers and playwrights, but also aristocrats, government officials, military officers, publishers, artisans, and merchants. 7 5 . … in-person interaction. Scholars like Dena Goodman and Susan Dalton have been pivotal in unearthing the role that women played in this more modern Republic of Letters that was more socially expansive than the erudite and Latin Respublic … prowess was an essential ingredient to the social dimension of the Republic of Letters ( Goodman 101) . Women also played important roles in networking for elections to the academy. 14 And, women wrote extensive correspondence within …
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