The Campaign

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The Campaign is a 1704 poem by Joseph Addison celebrating the Duke of Marlborough’s victory at the Battle of Blenheim and helping establish Addison’s literary reputation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem
associatedPerson Jacob Tonson NERFINISHED
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin NERFINISHED
associatedWith Whig politics
author Joseph Addison NERFINISHED
celebrates Duke of Marlborough’s victory at the Battle of Blenheim
commissionedBy Lord Treasurer Sidney Godolphin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
dedicatedTo John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED
firstPublishedIn London NERFINISHED
form narrative poem
genre occasional poem
hasAuthor Joseph Addison NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn Addison’s later political career
hasTheme military glory
national triumph
patriotism
political praise
helpedEstablishReputationOf Joseph Addison NERFINISHED
historicalContext War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
influenced Joseph Addison’s literary reputation
language English
literaryForm heroic poem
literaryMovement Augustan literature NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod Early 18th-century English literature
mentionsPlace Bavaria NERFINISHED
Blenheim NERFINISHED
Danube NERFINISHED
meter heroic couplets
notableFor political flattery of Marlborough
use of classical epic conventions
originalMedium print
partOf English Augustan poetry
portraysEvent Battle of Blenheim NERFINISHED
praises John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1704
publisher Jacob Tonson NERFINISHED
subject Battle of Blenheim NERFINISHED
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED
War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
timeOfComposition early 18th century
writtenInResponseTo victory at the Battle of Blenheim

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Joseph Addison notableWork The Campaign
Marilyn Quayle notableWork The Campaign