The Tatler
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The Tatler is an early 18th-century British periodical, co-founded by Richard Steele and significantly shaped by Joseph Addison, that blended news, essays, and social commentary and helped define the modern essay form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tatler canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: The Tatler Context triple: [Joseph Addison, notableWork, The Tatler]
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The Spectator
The Spectator is a long-running British weekly magazine known for its conservative commentary on politics, culture, and current affairs.
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Burton's Gentleman's Magazine
Burton's Gentleman's Magazine was a 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing early works by Edgar Allan Poe and other prominent writers of the era.
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C.
The Literary Gazette
The Literary Gazette was a prominent 19th-century British literary periodical known for its influential reviews, criticism, and coverage of contemporary literature and culture.
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Graham's Magazine
Graham's Magazine was a prominent 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing works by major authors such as Edgar Allan Poe.
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Drapier's Letters
Drapier's Letters is a series of politically charged pamphlets by Jonathan Swift, written under the pseudonym "M. B. Drapier" to oppose the imposition of debased coinage in Ireland and assert Irish rights against English authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Tatler Target entity description: The Tatler is an early 18th-century British periodical, co-founded by Richard Steele and significantly shaped by Joseph Addison, that blended news, essays, and social commentary and helped define the modern essay form.
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A.
The Spectator
The Spectator is a long-running British weekly magazine known for its conservative commentary on politics, culture, and current affairs.
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B.
Burton's Gentleman's Magazine
Burton's Gentleman's Magazine was a 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing early works by Edgar Allan Poe and other prominent writers of the era.
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C.
The Literary Gazette
The Literary Gazette was a prominent 19th-century British literary periodical known for its influential reviews, criticism, and coverage of contemporary literature and culture.
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D.
Graham's Magazine
Graham's Magazine was a prominent 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing works by major authors such as Edgar Allan Poe.
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E.
Drapier's Letters
Drapier's Letters is a series of politically charged pamphlets by Jonathan Swift, written under the pseudonym "M. B. Drapier" to oppose the imposition of debased coinage in Ireland and assert Irish rights against English authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay periodical
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newspaper ⓘ periodical ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
polite society
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urban readers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustan literature
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Whig politics ⓘ |
| coFoundedBy |
Joseph Addison
NERFINISHED
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Richard Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| editor |
Joseph Addison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalPublicationDate | 1711-01-02 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1709-04-12 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Richard Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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news ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Joseph Addison
NERFINISHED
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Richard Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
letters
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short essays ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | model for later essay periodicals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civility
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morality ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| helpedDefine | modern essay form ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | The Spectator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | printed periodical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of news and moral essays
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development of periodical essay ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 271 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationFrequency | tri-weekly ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1709–1711 ⓘ |
| publisher | various London printers ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
London society
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literature ⓘ manners ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| targetAudience | educated middle and upper classes ⓘ |
| usedPseudonym | Isaac Bickerstaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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