Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
literary work
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:The_Whig_Party
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| gptkbp:author |
Joseph_Addison
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| gptkbp:contains |
poetry
letters literary criticism speeches translations biographical sketches political essays moral essays |
| gptkbp:editor |
gptkb:Richard_Steele
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| gptkbp:genre |
Essays
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Works of Joseph Addison
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| gptkbp:impact |
public opinion
literary criticism social reform cultural discourse political thought |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:William_Hazlitt The Enlightenment modern journalism Charles Lamb magazine writing English_literature |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
later essayists
|
| gptkbp:is_available_in |
digital format
multiple editions audiobook format |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
humor
irony elegance prose style rhetorical devices |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"A man should be just as careful not to be a fool as he is to be a knave."
"The greatest part of mankind are the slaves of opinion." "There is nothing that so much gratifies an ambitious mind as the hope of being able to do good." |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:The_Tatler
The Spectator |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:Jacob_Tonson
1719 |
| gptkbp:theme |
social commentary
political satire moral philosophy aesthetic appreciation |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
several languages
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