The Spectator

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The Spectator is an early 18th-century British daily periodical, co-founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, that used essays and social commentary to shape public taste and manners.

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instanceOf essay series ⓘ
newspaper ⓘ
periodical ⓘ
aim to improve manners and morals ⓘ
to provide polite entertainment ⓘ
to refine public taste ⓘ
associatedWith Augustan literature ⓘ
Enlightenment thought ⓘ
circulationEstimate approximately 3,000 copies per issue ⓘ
coFoundedBy Joseph Addison ⓘ
Richard Steele ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
creator Joseph Addison ⓘ
Richard Steele ⓘ
featuredCharacter Mr. Spectator ⓘ
linked to: The Spectator
featuredClub The Spectator Club ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1711-03-01 ⓘ
followed The Tatler ⓘ
genre literary criticism ⓘ
moral essay ⓘ
periodical essay ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
hasContributor Eustace Budgell ⓘ
John Hughes ⓘ
Thomas Tickell ⓘ
hasEdition The Spectator, 1714 series ⓘ
linked to: The Spectator
influenced English prose style ⓘ
periodical essay tradition ⓘ
public opinion in 18th-century Britain ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
medium print ⓘ
notableEssay essays on Sir Roger de Coverley ⓘ
“Inkle and Yarico” ⓘ
numberOfIssues 555 ⓘ
originalPublicationFrequency daily ⓘ
period early 18th century ⓘ
printedAt Buckley’s printing house in London ⓘ
publicationEndDate 1712-12-06 ⓘ
publisher Samuel Buckley ⓘ
readingContext London coffeehouses ⓘ
subjectMatter fashion ⓘ
literature ⓘ
manners ⓘ
morality ⓘ
politics ⓘ
religion ⓘ
targetAudience London middle class ⓘ
coffeehouse readers ⓘ

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