Salon activities are informal gatherings where like-minded people get together to discuss and communicate with each other. Salon means reception room and living room. Later, it refers to social activities and literary discussions held in the living room. In medieval Europe, it was the center of communication, contact and persuasion between famous families and celebrities in the upper class.
Within the scope of literary salon culture, it is not authoritative people but some women, or rich people, great thinkers and great writers who dominate the dignitaries. These women played a leading role in European salon culture from15th century to19th century. In any well-known salon, its fame does not come from contemporary celebrities, nor does it need much aristocratic support. That is the only thing that is indispensable, and that is an excellent hostess.
The development history of Sharon
Since17th century, celebrities in Paris (mostly ladies and gentlemen) have often turned the living room into a famous social place, which had a great influence in the era when books were not popular and various propaganda tools were underdeveloped, and it was an excellent stage to show their influence.
Most of the people who come in and out of the salon are dramatists, novelists, poets, musicians, painters, critics, philosophers and politicians, and some of them often recite their new works in the salon. They are like-minded, get together, enjoy elegant music while sipping drinks, have a long talk on various issues of common interest, freely spread information in the salon, create public opinion, learn the language of wisdom from the conversation and gain insight into people's conscience.
Marquise Rambouillet held the first literary salon. Because of the concentration of many celebrities and scholars in France at that time, it became the most famous salon in Paris and even France at that time. Born in a noble family, she was tired of the tedious and vulgar court communication, but she didn't want to stay away, so she held a party at home. Her salon began to receive guests from 16 10 and soon became famous.
In her salon, members are polite and use artificial but elegant language, covering all topics, such as academics, politics, fashion and even gossip. Since then, such salons have usually been presided over by women of noble birth. They are talented and graceful, so they are called "talented women". ?
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Salon.