Spectator 495: Addison and "the race of people called Jews." (Joseph Addison)

Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 | June 22, 1994| | Copyright

In the Spectator of 27 September 1712, Joseph Addison turned citizen of the world to focus his attention on "the Race of People called Jews."(1) It was not the first time that Jews had caught his attention, since scattered references appear in earlier numbers of the Spectator, but number 495 was different because it was devoted entirely to the "Race." Why is it that Addison focused his attention on the Jews at this time, and why did he furnish the kind of account that he did? The answer to the second question takes up most of this essay, but it is contingent upon the answer to ...

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