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Addison, Joseph / Steele, Richard. The Spectator. By Addison, Steele, Parnell, Hughes, Parker, Tickell, Budgell, Grove, Byrom, Henley and others. Philadelphia, Thomas Desilver, 1819.
The Spectator was a daily publication of 1711-12, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England after they met at Charterhouse School. Eustace Budgell, a cousin of Addison's, also contributed to the publication. Each 'paper', or 'number', was approximately 2,500 words long, and the original run consisted of 555 numbers. These were collected into seven volumes. The paper was revived without the involvement of Steele in 1714, appearing thrice weekly for six months, and these papers when collected formed the eighth volume. The stated 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" (No. 10). It recommended that its readers "consider it part of the tea-equipage" (No. 10) and not leave the house without reading it in the morning. One of its functions was to provide readers with educated, topical talking points, and advice in how to carry on conversations and social interactions in a polite manner. In keeping with the values of Enlightenment philosophies of their time, the authors of The Spectator promoted family, marriage, and courtesy. Despite a modest daily circulation of approximately 3,000 copies, The Spectator was widely read; Joseph Addison estimated that each number was read by 60,000 Londoners, about a tenth of the capital's population at the time. Contemporary historians and literary scholars, meanwhile, do not consider this to be an unreasonable claim; most readers were not themselves subscribers but patrons of one of the subscribing coffeehouses. These readers came from many stations in society, but the paper catered principally to the interests of England's emerging middle class - merchants and traders large and small. Jürgen Habermas sees The Spectator as instrumental in the 'structural transformation of the public sphere' which England saw in the eighteenth century. He argues that this transformation came about because of, and in the interests of, the middle class. Although The Spectator declares itself to be politically neutral, it was widely recognised as promoting Whig values and interests. The Spectator was also popular and widely read in the later eighteenth century and the nineteenth century. It was sold in eight-volume editions. Its prose style, and its marriage of morality and advice with entertainment, were considered exemplary. The decline in its popularity has been discussed by Brian McCrea and C.S. Lewis. One of the principal conceits of The Spectator is its fictional narrator, Mr. Spectator. The first number is dedicated to his life story. Mr. Spectator speaks very little, communicating mainly through facial gestures. His unassuming profile enables him to circulate widely throughout society and fulfil his position as "spectator". He comments on the habits, foibles and social faux pas of his fellow citizens. He also notes the irony of his volubility in prose compared to his taciturnity in daily life. The second number of The Spectator introduces the members of the 'Spectator Club', Mr. Spectator's close friends. This forms a cast of secondary characters which 'The Spectator' can draw on in its stories and examples of social conduct. In order to foster an inclusive ethos, they are drawn from many different walks of life. The best known of these characters is Sir Roger de Coverley, an English squire of Queen Anne's reign. He exemplified the values of an old country gentleman, and was portrayed as lovable but somewhat ridiculous, making his Tory politics seem harmless but silly. Will Honeycomb is a 'rake' who "is very ready at that sort of discourse with which men usually entertain women." (No. 2) He is reformed near the end of The Spectator when he marries. Andrew Freeport is a merchant, and the club also includes a general and a priest. (Wikipedia)

8°. XXIII, 287, (2); 260, (4); IV, 260, (4); 262, VII; 256, (6); V, 272, (2); IV, 267, (2); 248, (2); 255, (2); 276, (2); 240, (2); III, (2), 223, (8) pages. With several illustrations and portraits. Original full leather with gilt lettering to spine. The bindings a little rubbed and bumped. Extremely rare in this original binding. Some browning and foxing. Preowner name in ink on titlepage. Very good. This 12 volume, early 19th-century collection of the famous newspaper is complete and is something like a "Best of Spectator"-compilation.

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Bijay Ketan Pattanayak Illustrator: NA: Dynamics of Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. 2009 ISBN: 9788126910465

New Hardcover NA Ours is an age of criticism. Literary and critical theories have occupied a prominent place in our academic discipline. The twentieth century literary criticism is marked by such great diversification and multiplicity of theories and opinions that its understanding has become a challenging task. Formalism, Marxism, new criticism, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, orientalism, etc. have come up at a galloping speed, thanks to the American critics. In fact, various schools of thoughts and theories are taking shape in our time, as the domain of literature is explored and exploited by a bewildering variety of disciplines, such as sociology, anthropology, politics, cultural studies, psycho-analysis, linguistics, science and so on. The present book Dynamics of Twentieth Century Literary Criticism is a modest attempt to help the readers understand and apprehend the complex critical and theoretical scenario of literary criticism in the 20th century. The book studies the various aspects of modern literary criticism in a simple language and comprehensive way. The author deals with different schools of criticism which mark the growth and development of the literary critical temper of our time. The book presents evaluative studies on some seminal and significant essays which have affected the tone and temper of twentieth century literary criticism. It is certain that without a proper understanding of these essays it is not possible for readers to analyse literary criticism. The essays on literary criticism by such prominent critics as T.S. Eliot, I.A. Richards, F.R. Leavis and Herbert Read, among others, have been interpreted and evaluated in a lucid manner for easy understanding by the readers. The book, in fact, is indispensible for getting a comprehensive view of the twentieth century literary criticism. Printed Pages: 176. 5th or later edition

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Bibliologia BIB 21 Printers and Readers in the Sixteenth Century: Bibliologia BIB 21 Printers and Readers in the Sixteenth Century, Brepols Verlag ; weicher Einband / soft cover ISBN: 9782503518114
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Bibliologia BIB 21 Printers and Readers in the Sixteenth Century VIII+517 p., 210 x 270 mm, 2005 ISBN: 978-2-503-51811-4 Languages: French Paperback The publication is available. Retail price: EUR 89,00 How to order? Much attention is paid nowadays to the remarkable increase in the speed of communication that is transforming our planet into a global village. In fact, international contacts across frontiers have been with us for centuries. Humans were wandering nomads before becoming traveling salespeople who built towns and countries. They were naturally interested in what was going on next door. The European invention of the printed book and the appearance of printers and publishers made an important contribution to the scientific, cultural and intellectual development of the continent. The Low Countries, in particular Flanders with Dirk Martens and Christoffel Plantin Moretus among others, played a key role in this revolution, the value of which we still recognise today. This important event was the subject of a colloquium, with the title "Aspects of intellectual migration in sixteenth century Europe: Printers and publishers in Paris, Geneva and the Low countries", organised on 9 June 2000 by the Centre for European Culture under the auspices of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. "Le travail exhaustif de C. Coppens repose sur une vaste documentation dont temoignent les 950 notes de bas de pages! Par son ampleur et par des excursus sur des sujets voisins, il depasse les Pays-Bas du XVIe siecle et ouvre de plus larges perspectives." (A. Labarre dans Bulletin du bibliophile, N°1, juillet 2007, p. 188-190) "Slotsom: een belangwekkende bundel met lezenswaardige en toch diepgravende studies die de titel ten volle rechtvaardigen. Met name het historische lezersonderzoek komt eindelijk tot zijn recht. Deze overtuigende studies verdienen de ruime belangstelling van elke cultuurhistoricus, (nog lezende) bibliothecaris en bibliofiel." (M. de Schutter in: De Gulden Passer, 2007, p. 196) Softcover Buch

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HORATIUS FLACCUS, Quintus. I dilettevoli sermoni, altrimenti satire, e le morali epistole, insieme con la poetica. Ridotte da M. Lodovico Dolce dal poema Latino in versi sciolti volgari. Con la vita di Horatio. Origine della Satira. Discorso sopra le Satire. Discorso sopra le Epistole. Discorso sopra la Poetica. Venice, Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari, 1559.
Very rare edition of an important Italian translation of the most popular works of Horatius, consisting of his <I>Sermones</I> (two books with 10, resp. 8 satires), <I>Epistolae</I> (Book of letters) and <I>Ars Poetica</I>. Dolce seems to have been the first Italian translator of the <I>Epistulae</I>, using blank verse. The Satires and Epistles are his most personal works and perhaps the most accessible to contemporary readers since much of his social satire is just as applicable today. Composed in dactylic hexameters, the satires explore the secrets of human happiness and literary perfection. Horace combines Greek philosophy with Roman good sense to convince his readers of the futility and silliness of their ambitions and desires. As an alternative, Horace offers a life that is based on the Greek philosophical ideals of autarkeia (inner self-sufficiency) and metriotes (moderation). One of the <I>Epistolae</I>, the 'Epistle to the Pisones', is often referred to as a separate work in itself, his famous <I>Ars Poetica</I>. In this work, Horace forwards a theory of poetry. His most important tenets are that poetry must be carefully and skilfully worked out on the semantic and formal levels, and that poetry should be wholesome as well as pleasant. Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BC) was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.The translator Lodovico Dolce (1508-1568) was a sixteenth-century Venetian humanist, famous in his own time for a wide variety of literary enterprises. Dolce produced several hundred volumes bearing his name-whether as author, editor, translator or critic-and gained universal renown in his own century, standing out as an exemplar of the ideal scholar and writer. Few people today recognize his significance as one of the major promulgators of culture and disseminators of knowledge in Cinquecento Italy. For thirty-six years, Dolce worked for the Venetian presses (most often for our Gabriel Giolito), being personally responsible for over 25% of the books published in Venice during that time. The works that passed through his hands seem not only to have responded to public demand but to have captured and directed the interests of sixteenth-century readers. As the most active writer and editor for the largest and most productive Venetian press, Dolce played a decisive role in both the formation and diffusion of late Cinquecento culture.
Good copy.- (Side margin trimmed, occasionally in the beginning sl. affecting the printed marginal annotations, binding loosening).
<I>STC Italian </I>p. 334; Brunet III, col. 331 ('tres difficile a trouver'); Adams H.960 (lacks V8); for Lodovico Dolce, see: <I>Diz. biogr. degli Italiani </I>40, pp. 399-405 and the recent work by R. Tempening,<I> Lodovico Dolce</I> (2007).

8vo. Marbled paper wrappers. Woodcut printer's device on title, large woodcut illustration (variant of Ferrari's printer's device of an eagle staring at the sun with the motto 'Semper Eadem') on the recto of the last leaf (verso blank; Marques typogr. de G. Giolito: Ascarelli, nrs 119 et 123), woodcut head- and end-pieces, woodcut initials. 318, (1) pp.

[SW: 16th Century; Philosophy; Poetry; Greek & Latin; Satire; Venice; Italy]

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