Leipzig bourgeois reading societies
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Leipzig bourgeois reading societies were middle-class cultural associations in Leipzig that fostered communal reading, literary discussion, and intellectual exchange among the city’s educated bourgeoisie.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bourgeois association
ⓘ
cultural association ⓘ learned society ⓘ reading society ⓘ |
| accessMode | restricted to members ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rise of the educated middle class in Germany
ⓘ
urbanization of Leipzig ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
formation of educated middle-class identity
ⓘ
mediation of new ideas ⓘ support of literary canon formation ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Enlightenment reading culture
ⓘ
urban bourgeois public sphere ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
communal reading
ⓘ
intellectual exchange ⓘ literary discussion ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
education
ⓘ
literature ⓘ public sphere formation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
exchange of cultural ideas
ⓘ
exchange of political ideas ⓘ informal education ⓘ networking among bourgeoisie ⓘ promotion of literary culture ⓘ promotion of reading ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfCommunication | German ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
books
ⓘ
journals ⓘ newspapers ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
academics
ⓘ
educated bourgeoisie ⓘ merchants ⓘ professionals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
membership association
ⓘ
subscription-based society ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German reading societies
ⓘ
bourgeois salons ⓘ learned clubs ⓘ |
| socialClassBase |
bourgeoisie
ⓘ
middle class ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
club rooms
ⓘ
coffee houses ⓘ |
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