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Selections From The Spectator Of Addison And Steele
Selections From The Spectator Of Addison And Steele (1896) is a book that contains a collection of essays and articles written by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele for The Spectator, a popular British daily newspaper published in the early 18th century. The book includes a carefully curated selection of the most notable and influential pieces from the publication, offering readers a glimpse into the social, political, and cultural issues of the time. The essays cover a wide range of topics, including literature, art, fashion, politics, religion, and society. The writing is characterized by its wit, humor, and insightful commentary, making it a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of journalism and the development of English prose. Overall, Selections From The Spectator Of Addison And Steele (1896) is a timeless classic that continues to be celebrated for its literary merit and cultural significance.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
440 pages, Paperback
First published November 21, 2009
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April 2, 2021
I wanted to see why these olden essays enjoy such a good reputation.
The numbers I read dealt with issues like the distinction between real and representation, which had this good writerly advice: Scenes, which are designed as the Representations of Nature, should be filled with Resemblances, and not with the Things themselves.
Some other nice contrasts:
Reputation of Wit and Sense, rather than Honesty and Virtue
A wise Man is not always a good Man
The Athenians understand what is good, but the Lacedemonians practise it.
Not seem to be the Want of a good Taste, but of Common Sense
And telling insights:
Man of more Goodnature than Understanding thinks himself obliged to fall in with all the Passions and Humours of his Yoke-fellow
preserve my Children from these little Horrours of Imagination that we imbibed at a Time that we were not able to judge of their Absurdity.
Unfortunately, the clarity of thought is obscured by the different touchstones of erudition, little science then, little Greek and Latin now.
I obtained this from Project Gutenberg and expect I'll dip into it a few more times.
The numbers I read dealt with issues like the distinction between real and representation, which had this good writerly advice: Scenes, which are designed as the Representations of Nature, should be filled with Resemblances, and not with the Things themselves.
Some other nice contrasts:
Reputation of Wit and Sense, rather than Honesty and Virtue
A wise Man is not always a good Man
The Athenians understand what is good, but the Lacedemonians practise it.
Not seem to be the Want of a good Taste, but of Common Sense
And telling insights:
Man of more Goodnature than Understanding thinks himself obliged to fall in with all the Passions and Humours of his Yoke-fellow
preserve my Children from these little Horrours of Imagination that we imbibed at a Time that we were not able to judge of their Absurdity.
Unfortunately, the clarity of thought is obscured by the different touchstones of erudition, little science then, little Greek and Latin now.
I obtained this from Project Gutenberg and expect I'll dip into it a few more times.
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