A salon is a gathering of people held by a host. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or ...

Jun 5, 2021 · Salons are nothing new, humans have been gathering together to discuss and debate ideas, and to share and savor new literature and music for ...

The salons of early modern France were social and intellectual gatherings that played an integral role in the cultural development of the country.

Feb 9, 2024 · The salon was a notably French cultural event, a private social gathering where a mixture of guests openly discussed art, literature, ...

Sep 22, 2019 · In 18th century France, salons were formal social gatherings driven by discussion, particularly around literature, politics and philosophy.

During the eighteenth century, “salon” was an architectural term designating a large reception room. Until the French Revolution, the words “circle” or “society ...

The first true “salon” was held in 1610 by Italian-born French aristocrat Catherine de Vivonne, the Marquess de Rambouillet, organized as a literary event ( ...

The salon was a venue for intellectual sociability that took form in the seventeenth century and flourished in the eighteenth but only acquired its name in the ...