| The Spectator, Volume I, Part 1 (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Addison, Joseph (Author), Steele, Richard (Author), Morley, Henry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1409945898 ISBN-13: 9781409945895 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $33.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The Spectator was a daily publication of 1711[12, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England after they met at Charterhouse School. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet and man of letters. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. His first major work, a book about the lives of English poets, was published in 1694. In 1712, he wrote his most famous work of fiction, a play entitled Cato, a Tragedy, which was based on the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis. Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) was an Irish writer and politician. His first published work, The Christian Hero (1701), attempted to point out the differences between perceived and actual masculinity. He afterwards became a dramatist, and his comedies, such as The Tender Husband (1703) were met with success. |
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| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 6" W x 9" (1.89 lbs) 592 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Spectator was a daily publication of 1711 €"12, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England after they met at Charterhouse School. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet and man of letters. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. His first major work, a book about the lives of English poets, was published in 1694. In 1712, he wrote his most famous work of fiction, a play entitled Cato, a Tragedy, which was based on the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis. Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) was an Irish writer and politician. His first published work, The Christian Hero (1701), attempted to point out the differences between perceived and actual masculinity. He afterwards became a dramatist, and his comedies, such as The Tender Husband (1703) were met with success. |
