The Tatler
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The Tatler is an early 18th-century British periodical, co-founded by Richard Steele and significantly shaped by Joseph Addison, that blended news, essays, and social commentary and helped define the modern essay form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tatler canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay periodical
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newspaper ⓘ periodical ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
polite society
ⓘ
urban readers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustan literature
ⓘ
Whig politics ⓘ |
| coFoundedBy |
Joseph Addison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| editor |
Joseph Addison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalPublicationDate | 1711-01-02 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1709-04-12 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Richard Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
ⓘ
news ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Joseph Addison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
letters
ⓘ
short essays ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | model for later essay periodicals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civility
ⓘ
morality ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| helpedDefine | modern essay form ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | The Spectator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | printed periodical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of news and moral essays
ⓘ
development of periodical essay ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 271 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationFrequency | tri-weekly ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1709–1711 ⓘ |
| publisher | various London printers ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
London society
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literature ⓘ manners ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| targetAudience | educated middle and upper classes ⓘ |
| usedPseudonym | Isaac Bickerstaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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