The Rambler

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The Rambler is Samuel Johnson’s influential 18th-century periodical of moral and philosophical essays that helped establish his reputation as a leading English man of letters.

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The Rambler canonical 4
Rambler No. 134 1
Rambler No. 170 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essay series
literary work
periodical
author Samuel Johnson
centuryOfWork 18th century
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
creator Samuel Johnson
endTime 1752
firstPublicationDate 1750-03-20
genre moral essay
periodical essay
philosophical essay
hasCollectedEdition Collected edition of The Rambler essays
hasPart Rambler No. 1
linked to: Rambler

Rambler No. 134
linked to: The Rambler

Rambler No. 170
linked to: The Rambler

Rambler No. 2
linked to: Rambler

Rambler No. 4
linked to: Rambler

Rambler No. 60
linked to: Rambler
hasStyle didactic
formal prose
moralistic
helpedEstablishReputationOf Samuel Johnson
influenced 18th-century moral journalism
English essay tradition
language English
literaryPeriod Augustan literature
mainSubject human nature
literature
morality
religion
mediaType print
notableFor elevated diction
moral reflection
philosophical analysis
serious tone
numberOfIssues 208
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
printedInFormat folio
quarto
publicationFrequency biweekly
publisher J. Newbery
linked to: John Newbery

John Payne
relatedWork The Adventurer
The Idler
The Spectator
startTime 1750
targetAudience educated readers

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Samuel Johnson notableWork The Rambler
Samuel Johnson hasWork The Rambler
The Rambler hasPart Rambler No. 134
linked to: The Rambler
The Rambler hasPart Rambler No. 170
linked to: The Rambler
The Idler precededBy The Rambler
Life of Samuel Johnson relatedWork The Rambler