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100 1 _aTinker, Chauncey Brewster,
_d1876-1963
245 1 4 _aThe salon and English letters
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-10-20
508 _aMWS, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"The Salon and English Letters: Chapters on the Interrelations of Literature and Society in the Age of Johnson" by Chauncey Brewster Tinker is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the interplay between literature and social life during the 18th century, particularly in relation to English salons and their influence on authors and their works. It seeks to analyze how the salon culture provided an essential space for intellectual exchange, fostering the literary talents and social dynamics of the period. The opening of the work sets the stage by emphasizing the significance of manners in 18th-century literature and introduces the concept of salons as vital incubators for both literature and social discourse. Tinker discusses how these gatherings blurred the lines between literary production and social interaction, suggesting that the conversations held within salons greatly contributed to the evolution of literary forms and ideas. The author outlines his intention to investigate the origins and characteristics of salons and how they facilitated connections among writers, thinkers, and patrons during the Age of Johnson, providing a rich context for the literary developments of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: The Macmillan Company, 1915
653 _aEnglish literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
653 _aGreat Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
653 _aSalons -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
653 _aJohnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Contemporaries
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/salonenglishlett0000tink
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71916
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