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Tatler
Tatler, a periodical founded by R. Steele, of which the first issue appeared on 12 April 1709; it appeared thrice weekly until 2 Jan. 1711.
According to No. 1, it was to include ‘Accounts of Gallantry, Pleasure and Entertainment …under the Article of White's Chocolate House’; poetry under that of Will's Coffee House; foreign and domestic news from St James's Coffee-house; learning from the Grecian; and so on. Gradually it adopted a loftier tone; the evils of duelling and gambling are denounced in some of the earlier numbers, and presently all questions of good manners are discussed from the standpoint of a more humane civilization, and a new standard of taste is established. The ideal of a gentleman is examined, and its essence is found to lie in forbearance. The author assumes the character of Swift's Bickerstaff, the marriage of whose sister, Jenny Distaff, with Tranquillus gives occasion for treating of happy married life. The rake and the coquette are exposed, and virtue is held up to admiration in the person of Lady Elizabeth Hastings (1682–1739), somewhat inappropriately named Aspasia—‘to love her is a liberal education’. Anecdotes, essays, and short stories illustrate the principles advanced. From an early stage Steele had the collaboration of Addison, who contributed notes, suggestions, and a number of complete papers. It was succeeded by the Spectator. |
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tatler." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tatler." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Tatler.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tatler." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Tatler.html |
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Tatler. A periodical edited by Richard Steele under the pseudonym ‘Isaac Bickerstaff ’, it appeared three times a week between April 1709 and January 1711. Addison was an important collaborator. Mixing news, political opinion, and social comment, the Tatler gradually assumed the format to be made familiar by the Spectator of a single essay on a social, moral, literary, or philosophical theme.
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JOHN CANNON. "Tatler." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Tatler." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Tatler.html JOHN CANNON. "Tatler." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Tatler.html |
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JOHN CANNON. "Tatler." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Tatler." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Tatler.html JOHN CANNON. "Tatler." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Tatler.html |
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Tatler see Spectator . |
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"Tatler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tatler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Tatler.html "Tatler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Tatler.html |
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