The Commerce of Everyday Life: Selections from the Tatler and the Spectator

Joseph Addison; Richard Steele

ISBN 10: 0312115970 / ISBN 13: 9780312115975

Published by Bedford/St. Martin's, 1998

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Synopsis:

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This volume offers a selection of essays from The Tatler and The Spectator (1709-1714). The accompanying texts include excerpts from other periodicals such as The Guardian, The London Spy, and The Female Tatler; advertisements; and selections by Defoe, Ward, Flecknoe, Gay, Mandville, Pope, and Swift. A general introduction providing historical and cultural background, a chronolgy of Addison's and Steele's lives and times, an introduction to each thematic group of documents, headnotes, extensive annotations, a selected bibliography, and illustrations make this volume a unique scholarly edition of the periodical papers that helped define eighteenth-century culture and standards.

Review: 'This is an excellent edition, which will enable students to engage fully with Addison and Steele's periodical projects, and with their cultural contexts. The material is all very well chosen and introduced.' - Shaun Regan, University of Nottingham

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Commerce of Everyday Life: Selections ...
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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