Kidlington circle
A circle or network centred around Kidlington in Oxfordshire, various Oxford Colleges, and Leicestershire (Burleigh Park, etc.), and active in the 1760s. Members included various Oxford dons and their extended families.
Mr. Davis
| Coteries | Kidlington circle |
|---|
Mid-century compiler of a manuscript verse miscellany of pastoral and love poems featuring the Kidlington circle.
Bodleian MS Eng. poet. d. 47
| Title | Lusus Seniles; or, Trifles To Kill Time in C [...] |
|---|---|
| Period | 1731-1760 , 1761-1790 |
| Archive | Bodleian Library |
Mr. Davis, ca. 1750–1765.
146 items.
Pastorals, love poems, and poems on aging with one about inability to perform sexually.
Kidlington circle with key to coterie pseudonyms on final page.
| Period | Description | Manuscripts | Coteries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1761-1790 | some or all of the miscellany's compilation period falls within this timespan |
82 | 7 |