Gourt Home::Gourt :: The Spectator (1711)
The Spectator was a daily publication of 1711–12, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England.
The goal of The Spectator was "to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality... to bring philosophy out of the closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and coffeehouses."
Keeping with the values of Enlightenment philosophes of their time, Addison and Steele were advocates of family, marriage, and courtesy.
A well-known literary character created by the paper was Sir Roger de Coverley, an English squire of Queen Anne's reign.
What were the initial goals of The Spectator?
- Stronger role for women in society (Respected, Intelligent)
- Spark discussions between people
- Intellectual society
- Access standard information
- Diversity
- Philosophy and knowledge
- Culture and manner newspapers
- Well rounded society
- Right-judgement for the actors of the world
- Help eradicate ignorance, prejudice, hatred
- Elightenment
Source: The Spectator No. 10 * Monday, March 12, 1710-11.
Reccurring characters
- Will Honeycomb, an elderly gentlemen, who still "is very ready at that sort of discourse with which men usually entertain women."
External links
Defunct newspapers | 1711 establishments | 1712 disestablishments
"The Spectator (1711)"