Coffee-House Libraries in Mid-Eighteenth-Century London

Ellis, Markman

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“…21 This claim has recently been challenged by Markman Ellis, who has pointed out that the date was conjecturally assigned by Wood's editor Andrew Clark based on an entry from a 1671 redrafting of Wood's original diary entry on the topic from sometime in late 1654 or early 1655. 22 A much stronger claim for the title of the first coffeehouse in England exists for the London coffeehouse established by a Greek servant named Pasqua Rosee at some point between 1652 and 1654. 23 While the precise dates of the establishment of the first London and Oxford coffeehouses will probably remain somewhat obscure, it is clear that the early 1650s saw the establishment of a number of coffeehouses in both cities and that their original proprietors tended to be Levantine Jews or Greeks who had made their way to England through their associations with the English merchants and scholars who made journeys to the Ottoman Empire in the early seventeenth century.…”

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Publicity and Privacy in the History of the British Coffeehouse

Cowan

2007

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The continuing debates amongst early modern historians about the supposed rise of a public sphere have invigorated the history of the British coffeehouse. This article interrogates one central aspect of many histories of the coffeehouse -the presumption that there was a 'golden age' of British coffeehouse society in the later seventeenth and earlier eighteenth centuries which entered into a state of decline during the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -and finds it wanting. The article suggests that the history of the coffeehouse public sphere is better understood in terms of a transformation from an early modern 'performative publicity' to a Romantic style of public life which reflected changing notions of the relationship between the self and society that have been identified by cultural historians of the Romantic age. Rather than trying to identify the moment of its decline, historians should try to explain the continuing vitality of the coffeehouse, and by extension the coffeehouse public sphere, as they have evolved over the course of the last three and a half centuries.

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“…But given the current state of research on European coffeehouses, it would be rash to assume that the coffeehouses of Britain passed the torch of cultural ferment and social significance to their continental cousins, the cafés in the nineteenth century. 92 From a Performative to a Romantic Public Sphere?…”

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Publicity and Privacy in the History of the British Coffeehouse

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2007

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“…As sources of a wide variety of information, periodical publications were addressed to a diversified audience which highlights "their determination to serve all markets" (Black 2001: 52). They were available at coffeehouses, which "were one of the most characteristic social institutions of eighteenthcentury London, and have long been associated with the city's intellectual culture" (Ellis 2009: 3). Coffee-houses were open to anyone who paid a penny (Ellis 1956: 45).…”

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La recepción de Montagu y Barbauld en The Westminster Magazine

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2017

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Eighteenth-century women took an active role in the field of British cultural production. At that time, periodicals were of value in providing information about literary figures and their works. This paper examines the representation of Elizabeth Montagu and Anna Letitia Barbauld in The Westminster Magazine. The main emphasis is on how these female authors were perceived and presented to the public and on how their contribution to the literary sphere was covered in the magazine. A further aim of the study is to establish the importance of periodical publications as a powerful influence on reader's opinions and perceptions. Key words: Great Britain, eighteenth century, periodical publications, gender studies. La recepción de Montagu y Barbauld en The Westminster MagazineResumen: Las mujeres del siglo XVIII desempeñaron un papel activo en la producción cultural británica. En aquel momento, algunas publicaciones periódicas eran de gran valor, especialmente a la hora de proporcionar información sobre autores y sus obras. Este documento examina la representación de Elizabeth Montagu y de Anna Letitia Barbauld en The Westminster Magazine. El énfasis principal recae en cómo se percibieron y presentaron al público estas dos autoras y en cómo se dio cobertura a su contribución al ámbito literario. Además, se hace hincapié en la influencia de este tipo de publicaciones en las opiniones y percepciones del lector. Palabras clave: Gran Bretaña, siglo dieciocho, publicaciones periódicas, estudios de género.In the eighteenth century, the British press was an important medium of mass communication. It attracted many readers who had immediate access to a wealth of knowledge and experience through its content. According to John Feather, at that time " [...], the printing house was outstandingly significant as a place of cultural and literary transmission" (1997: 51). As sources of a wide variety of information, periodical publications were addressed to a diversified audience which highlights "their determination to serve all markets" (Black 2001: 52). They were available at coffeehouses, which "were one of the most characteristic social institutions of eighteenthcentury London, and have long been associated with the city's intellectual culture" (Ellis

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Coffee-House Libraries in Mid-Eighteenth-Century London

Cited by 43 publications

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Publicity and Privacy in the History of the British Coffeehouse

Publicity and Privacy in the History of the British Coffeehouse

La recepción de Montagu y Barbauld en The Westminster Magazine

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