Sir Roger de Coverley is a fictional Tory character created to serve as a farcical squire stereotype of the bygone era by the Whig authors, Addison and Steele. To some extent Sir Roger can be considered to be eccentric. In the essay “Sir Roger at Church” his eccentricity is seenContinue Reading
Sir Roger de Coverley is a fictional Tory character who was created to serve as a farcical squire stereotype of the bygone era by the Whig authors, Addison and Steele. Throughout the course of The Spectator, Sir Roger’s politics, etiquette, and country manners were often, but not always, shown toContinue Reading
Sir Roger de Coverley is a fictional Tory character who was created to serve as a farcical squire stereotype of the bygone era by the Whig authors, Addison and Steele. His character is a well mixture of hospitality, humanity, love, helpfulness, disappointment, superstition, singularities, kindness, honesty and goodness. Although theContinue Reading
Addison is one of the greatest prose satirists of the golden age of satire, namely the era of Queen Anne. He was a great critic and social reformer and he was dissatisfied with the departure of the people from common sense, reason, and refinement, as was apparent from their mannersContinue Reading
Addison was a great critic and social reformer who wished to bring about a change in the life of the contemporary people through his contribution to The Spectator, which he founded in collaboration with his friend Richard Steel. In periodical essays, he appears as a judicious critic of the mannersContinue Reading
Addison was a great critic and social reformer who wished to bring about a change in the life of the contemporary people through his contribution to The Spectator. In his periodical essays, he appears as a judicious critic of the manners and morals of the society. The main aim wasContinue Reading
Joseph Addison (1672–1719) was an influential English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician best known for his contributions to The Spectator, a daily publication he co-founded with his friend Richard Steele. Addison played a key role in shaping early 18th-century English prose and journalism. His writing style was elegant, clear, andContinue Reading
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