Enlivening Wit
The Spectator through Latin epigrams
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12604550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Lombardinilo (0000-0003-0321-1295, Twitter (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 409-423 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-8804 • E-ISSN: 1469-9729 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13688804.2024.2369299 |
| OpenAlex | W4400084254 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
The birth of such innovative newspapers as The Tatler and The Spectator enables the readers to observe and join the public debate through a new intellectual lens. The use of Latin epigrams opening every issue of The Spectator emphasizes not only the close interest in classical literature and culture, but also the communicative strategy focused on the celebration of wit through the moral paradigms of ancient Roman poets, at a time of the rise of modern public opinion. The poetical and rhetorical choices of Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, along with other Latin poetry enthusiasts such as Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, bitingly denounce social hypocrisies and contradictions through parody and mockery. Their purpose was to rebut conventional behavior through the permeating force of Enlightenment wit inspired by cleverness, satire and sarcasm
Sociology · History · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
Cities and the Grand Tour
The English Press
Addison and Europe / Addison et l’Europe
Vergilius Redivivus
Addison and Steele Are Dead
Swift's Anglo-Latin Games and a Fragment of "Polite Conversation" in Manuscript
Vergilius Redivivus
The Latin Poetry of English Poets
Historical Research in a Digital Age
Wit, Judgment, and the Misprisions of Similitude
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |