Abstract

Eighteenth-century American periodicals utilized depictions of taverns and coffee houses to aid subscribers in their navigation of complex political environments. Many eighteenth-century artists and publishers drew upon public knowledge of the significance of small variations in drinking habits, imported beverages, and tavern life as a communication strategy. Public knowledge of, and interest in, tavern and coffee-house culture made this subject matter a particularly legible and engaging vehicle for discussions about politics, class, and identity. Editors and artists built on public knowledge to affirm the status of a socioeconomically and geographically limited readership. As connective spaces for the performance of norms and distribution of knowledge, magazines, coffee houses, and taverns served as hubs for knowledge distribution. Depictions of taverns and coffee houses, in contrast to other popular subject-matter in early American periodicals, worked to reaffirm the status and ideals of subscribers during this tumultuous period in American history.

摘要

18 世纪的美国期刊利用对小酒馆和咖啡馆的描绘来帮助订户在复杂的政治环境中导航。许多 18 世纪的艺术家和出版商利用公众对饮酒习惯、进口饮料和酒馆生活的微小变化的重要性的了解作为一种交流策略。公众对酒馆和咖啡馆文化的了解和兴趣使这一主题成为讨论政治、阶级和身份的特别清晰和引人入胜的工具。编辑和艺术家以公共知识为基础，确认社会经济和地理上有限的读者群的地位。作为规范执行和知识传播的连接空间，杂志、咖啡馆和小酒馆充当了知识传播的中心。