The Commerce of Everyday Life: Selections from the Tatler and

The Commerce of Everyday Life: Selections from the Tatler and the Spectator (Bedford Cultural Editions)

This volume offers a selection of essays from The Tatler and The Spectator (1709-1714). The accompanying texts include excerpts from other periodicals such as The Guardian, The London Spy, and The Female Tatler; advertisements; and selections by Defoe, Ward, Flecknoe, Gay, Mandville, Pope, and Swift. A general introduction providing historical and cultural background, a chronolgy of Addison's and Steele's lives and times, an introduction to each thematic group of documents, headnotes, extensive annotations, a selected bibliography, and illustrations make this volume a unique scholarly edition of the periodical papers that helped define eighteenth-century culture and standards.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bedford/St. Martin's
Binding Paperback
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EANs 9780312115975
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

The Commerce of Everyday Life: Selections from the Tatler and the Spectator (Bedford Cultural Editions)