English & Literature

Would you agree that Addison successfully uses a fictional figure as a commentator on the non-fictional world as part of a tradition of realism which insisted on universal from Enlightenment?

Asked by Jessica Kropi on 26 Oct 01:03

Last updated by anonymous on 26 Oct 18:15

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Answered by MHood2 on 26 Oct 18:15

Addison lived during the late 1600's and early 1700's. He was a cofounder of several magazines (many still exist to this day). It would seem that he was mainly a politician, but also had time to write poetry. Having said that, then, Addison does use a knowing narrator to place the reader in a sense of immediacy with the topic at hand, perhpas arising from his life in the political and aristocratic realms.