The scope of satire essay by joseph addison.
In this excerpt from an early essay in The Spectator, Addison lays out the goals and aims of the new journal.
Sir Richard Steele's independent essays in the Spectator are clearly examples of Horatian satire Introduction I. The A. B. c. D. Spectator as Horatian satire Definition of satire History of satire 1. Juvenal 2. Horace Definition of Horatian satire Steel as a Horatian satirist 1. Style a. Fictitious characters b. Comical tone 2. Purpose a.
A selection of essays from Joseph Addison (1672-1719) chosen by J.H. Fowler, M.A. (1930).
The Spectator is the most famous work of journalism of the eighteenth century in English. It set the pattern for a kind of essay writing that persists to the present day. Comparatively short but thorough essays on topics of interest to middle-class readers (politics, fashion, the arts), written in a clear and straightforward style without partisanship or professional jargon: this is a mode.
The essays The Coverly Papers are the reflection of life at the time with an objective and dispassionate view.Addison’s aim is to attack the vice without hunting person. The purpose of the essays is not merely to instruct but some time to give pleasure. According to Sainsbury, Addison taught the 18 th century people how they should and especially how they should not behave in public places.
The main aim of The Spectator was to reform the society, and it was Addison’s task: “to enliven morality with wit; and to temper wit with morality” and again in his essay The Scope of the Satire he professes that his aim is: “to satirises the vanity of the society, but he was very careful and does not want personal in any satire”.
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