Joseph Addison [ Art and Literature / Politics ]
… after the consolidation of Whig political hegemony after the Hanoverian accession. People > Art and Literature People > Politics Keywords Literature Manners Periodicals Politeness Whigs Wit Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an important … Henry Sacheverell, who would later become a highly controversial Tory preacher in Queen Anne’s reign. 1 Addison’s own politics, however, remained resolutely Whig and his political career owed much to his connections to members of the Whig … as the natural party of government after the Glorious Revolution. Addison’s writings articulated a new vision of Whig politics. He focused less on opposition to the crown and a fear of the encroachment of Popish tyranny on English …
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