英美文学史之约瑟夫艾迪生Joseph Addison 完美版

Thank you!
谢谢！
When he was back, he was given a government position. Not long afterwards he became a member of Parliament and later was sent to Ireland as Secrettary of State.
*Addison’s prose, clear, plain, fluent and elegant, became a model for the writers of * His style, rich in the time. humour, common sense and balance, was widely imitated and exerted a great influence also abroad.
------- a new code of social moralie o f T h e ir Essays
-------social life of England in the 18th century. ------- the English essay established itself as a literary genre [‘ʒɑnrə] 类型，流派
Do you know
AI迪生?
You may think about him...
你们会也许会想到他...
While,I would think about another one...
而，我却会想到他...
Actually,they aren't the roles today,but he is....
The Spectator
《旁观者》
The Spectator was a daily publication of 1711-12, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England .
*Its functions was to provide readers with educated, topical(时 事问题的,反映现实的 )talking points, and advice in how to carry on conversations and social interactions in a polite manner. *The authors of The Spectator promoted family, marriage, and courtesy.
*Firstly, its intention was to present accounts of pleasure, and entertainment, of poetry, and of foreign and domestic news. These were reported and “issued” from various London coffee and chocolate *In time The Tatler began to houses. investigate manners and society, establishing its principles of ideal behaviour.
*In 1709, Steele began to bring out Tatler, to which Addison became almost immediately a contributor.
*Thereafter he (with Steele) started The Spectator,
After that,several statesmen, seeing his talent for writing, offered him a pension to travel , become acquainted with the politics of the whole Europe And then come back to England to aid their party--the Whigs---with his pen.
Contribution
*Addison developed the form of letter writing to the verge of the epistolary novel(书信体小说）. *Addison created a perfect style: lucid(clear),colloquial ,full of individuality and yet refined by the choice of words. *Humor ,intimacy and elegance are the striking features of the English familiar essay.
* an English essayist , poet,dramatist,politician *remembered alongside with his friend, Richard Steele,
*They founded The Spectator maga and Tatler magazine.
但实际上，他们不是我们今天要聊 的，而他才是...
What's the differences?
有什么不同呢？
Eddison
Addison
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['æ dɪsn]
爱迪生不是艾迪生
Joseph Addison
约瑟夫 . 艾迪生
宿迁学院2012级英师2班姚远、钱瀚琦
Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
The Tatler 《闲谈者》
The Tatler was a periodical launched in London by the essayist Richard Steele in April 1709, appearing three times weekly until January 1711.
Summary
小结
These two journals talked about things people were interested in.
They catered to the interests of England's emerging middle class merchants and traders large and small, just like spokesmen of the middle class.
Life 生平
*Joseph Addison was born in 1672. *When he was still a young boy, he met Steele, who became Addison’s life-long friend.
Richard Steele
*At 15, the two boys went to Oxford, to the university. *Young Addison soon became known as a writer of verses.
*In 1716, he married the noblewoman,but the dignity of life didn't intreset him.He used to hang out with some friends longing for *3 years later.He died and was freedom. in Westminster
Conclusion 总结
Writing Style
As Samuel Johnson wrote,“Whoever wishes to attain an English style,familiar but not coarse,and elegant must give his days and nights to the study of Addison.”