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Addison, Joseph — born May 1, 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, Eng. died June 17, 1719, London English essayist, poet, and dramatist. His poem on the Battle of Blenheim, The Campaign (1705), brought him to the attention of leading Whigs and paved the way to important… … Universalium
Addison, Joseph — ► (1672 1719) Ensayista y periodista británico. Trabajó para los periódicos The Tatler y The Spectator. Obras: ensayos sobre Milton, La visión de Mirza y Sir Roger de Coverley, entre otras. * * * (1 may. 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, Inglaterra–17… … Enciclopedia Universal
Addison, Joseph — (1672 1719) Essayist, poet, dramatist and statesman; the son of a clergyman, born at Milston, Wiltshire, and educated at Charterhouse School, Queen s College, and Magdalen College, Oxford, from where he graduated in 1693. He was a major… … British and Irish poets
Addison, Joseph — (1672 1719) Poet, essayist and statesman, was the s. of Lancelot Addison, Dean of Lichfield. B. near Amesbury, Wilts., A. went to the Charterhouse where he made the acquaintance of Steele (q.v.), and then at the age of fifteen to Oxford where… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
ADDISON, JOSEPH — a celebrated English essayist, studied at Oxford, became Fellow of Magdalen, was a Whig in politics, held a succession of Government appointments, resigned the last for a large pension; was pre eminent among English writers for the purity and… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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Joseph Addison — [Joseph Addison] (1672–1719) an English writer and poet who was also active in politics. With his friend Richard Steele he started the ↑Spectator. He wrote many poems and a ↑tragic play, Cato (171 … Useful english dictionary
Addison — Addison, Joseph Addison, Thomas … Enciclopedia Universal
Joseph Addison — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Addison. Joseph Addison par Godfrey Kneller Joseph Addison (1er mai 1672 17 juin 1719) est un homme … Wikipédia en Français
