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Tag Archives: 18th Century
1737: Anti-Depressant
It has been often related, and generally believed, that Philip V King of Spain, being seized with a total dejection of spirits, which made him refuse to be shaved, and rendered him incapable of attending council or transacting affairs … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Corrado Giaquinto, Farinelli, Italy, Jean Ranc, King Philip V of Spain, Melancholy, Mental Health, Music, Opera, Painting, Spain
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1747: The Government of Ants
From William Gould’s An Account of English Ants (1747): In whatever Apartment a Queen Ant condescends to be present, she commands Obedience and Respect and universal Gladness spreads itself through the whole Cell, which is expressed by particular Acts of … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Animals, Ants, Frederick Prince of Wales, King George II, Poltical Science, Thomas Hobbes, William Gould
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1737: The One Was Dress’d as a Man
In the early 18th century, “Fleet Marriages” were clandestine and unsanctioned marriages that were conducted in London’s Fleet prison, or in the rough neighborhoods surrounding it. They took place away from the home parishes of the spouses, often without marriage … Continue reading
1750: Falsos silogismos de colores
The Mexican feminist, philosopher, and poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651 – 1695) wrote in Latin, Spanish, and Nahuatl. While a nun, she wrote prose, poetry, and drama on love, the status of women, and religion. When her … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 18th Century, Feminism, Mexico, Miguel Cabrera, Painting, Poetry, Religion, Samuel Beckett, Sor Juana, Women
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