Joseph Addison and Richard Steele’s The Spectator (1711-1712) played a key role in 18th-century print culture, making complex philosophical, literary, and societal ideas accessible to a broader audience and encouraging lively discussion. Addison and Steele brought live discourse t into homes and coffeehouses, where people from all walks of life, including merchants, professionals, and women… Continue reading Yasmine A. Print Culture

The scene where Oroonoko kills Imoinda is deeply moving because of the raw emotion it captures. Oroonoko’s decision to end her life stems from love and desperation. He cannot bear the thought of her suffering at the hands of the colonists, and he believes death is the only way to save her from that fate.… Continue reading Yasmine A. Oroonoko