Joseph Addison war ein englischer Essayist, Dichter und Politiker. Als namhafter Gelehrter wird sein Name am häufigsten mit seinem langjährigen Freund Richard Steele in Verbindung gebracht. Gemeinsam gründeten sie die einflussreiche Zeitschrift The Spectator.
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Set against the backdrop of ancient Rome, the play explores the struggle between individual liberty and governmental tyranny through the character of Cato the Younger, a Stoic philosopher. Themes of republicanism versus monarchy, reason versus passion, and Cato's moral resolve in the face of death are central to the narrative. With a prologue by Alexander Pope and an epilogue by Samuel Garth, the play gained significant popularity, especially in the American colonies, influencing the ideals of the Founding Fathers and the American Revolution.
Essays by Addison and Steele taken from the two periodicals they edited probe all aspects of eighteenth-century English politics, lifestyles, manners, social customs, and culture
