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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Joseph Addison notableWork The Spectator
Joseph Addison coFounderOf The Spectator
Richard Steele coFounded The Spectator
Richard Steele notableWork The Spectator
Thomas Tickell associatedWith The Spectator
Thomas Tickell contributedTo The Spectator
The Rambler relatedWork The Spectator
Robert Stephen Rintoul notableWork The Spectator
Il Caffè influencedBy The Spectator
The Spectator hasEdition The Spectator, 1714 series
linked to: The Spectator
The Spectator featuredCharacter Mr. Spectator
linked to: The Spectator
The Tatler influenced The Spectator
The Female Spectator notableCharacteristic modeled in part on The Spectator
linked to: The Spectator
The Female Spectator inspiredBy The Spectator
The Female Spectator modeledOn The Spectator
subject linked to: The Female Spectator periodical
The Female Spectator relatedWork The Spectator
subject linked to: The Female Spectator periodical
Jacob Tonson notableWork The Spectator (periodical) editions
linked to: The Spectator
John Addison notableWork The Spectator
subject linked to: John
John Addison contributorTo The Spectator
subject linked to: John