The Commerce of Everyday Life: Selections from the Tatler and the Spectator (Bedford Cultural Editions)

Addison, Joseph; Steele, Richard

ISBN 10: 0312115970 / ISBN 13: 9780312115975

Published by Bedford/St. Martin's, 1998

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Commerce of Everyday Life: Selections from the Tatler and the Spectator (Bedford Cultural Editions)
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312115970
• ISBN 13: 9780312115975
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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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