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	1672-1729, Irish writer, soldier and politician. After an education at Oxford, Steele entered the army in 1694. He also started writing around that time, his first literary success being ''[[The Christian Hero]]'' (1701), which discusses the role of men in society.		1672-1729, Irish writer, soldier and politician. After an education at Oxford, Steele entered the army in 1694. He also started writing around that time, his first literary success being ''[[The Christian Hero]]'' (1701), which discusses the role of men in society.


	== Journalistic Career ==		== Journalistic Career ==
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	In 1707, Steele began his hugely successful journalistic career. Together with [[Joseph Addison]], he published the magazines ''[[The Tatler]]'' (1709-1711), ''[[The Spectator]]'' (1711-1712) and ''[[The Guardian]]'' (until 1713), all of which gained big popularity and immense influence: the ''Spectator'' reached a readership of around 40,000 per issue between March 1711 and December 1712.		In 1707, Steele began his hugely successful journalistic career. Together with [[Joseph Addison]], he published the magazines ''[[The Tatler]]'' (1709-1711), ''[[The Spectator]]'' (1711-1712) and ''[[The Guardian]]'' (until 1713), all of which gained big popularity and immense influence: the ''Spectator'' reached a readership of around 40,000 per issue between March 1711 and December 1712.
	In their journalistic writings, Steele and Addison concerned themselves with a wide variety of social, literary and philosophical issues, such as the cultivation of sociability in the rural [[gentry]], domestic harmony and the [[Separation of Spheres]]. The stylistic formula introduced by the ''Spectator'' – a polite correspondence between various writers and on several issues – was adopted and imitated by a number of subsequent papers.		In their journalistic writings, Steele and Addison concerned themselves with a wide variety of social, literary and philosophical issues, such as the cultivation of sociability in the rural [[gentry]], domestic harmony and the [[Separation of Spheres]]. The stylistic formula introduced by the ''Spectator'' – a polite correspondence between various writers and on several issues – was adopted and imitated by a number of subsequent papers.


	== Political Career ==		== Political Career ==

	In 1713, Steele joined the [[Whigs]] and became MP for Stockbridge. He published ''[[The Crisis]]'', a telling pamphlet on the Hanoverian succession in 1714. Apart from that, he edited the Whig magazine ''[[The Englishman]]'' (October 1713 – February 1714), once again in cooperation with [[Joseph Addison]]. After a quarrel in 1718, however, the cooperation between the two men ceased.		In 1713, Steele joined the [[Whigs]] and became MP for Stockbridge. He published ''[[The Crisis]]'', a telling pamphlet on the Hanoverian succession in 1714. Apart from that, he edited the Whig magazine ''[[The Englishman]]'' (October 1713 – February 1714), once again in cooperation with [[Joseph Addison]]. After a quarrel in 1718, however, the cooperation between the two men ceased.


	== Literary Career ==		== Literary Career ==

	Steele’s later works were primarily literary. His dramatic works can be grouped under the label of [[Sentimental Comedy]], an attempt to support values such as morality, chastity and sensibility in drama. The most famous example from Richard Steele’s feather is probably his last play ''[[The Conscious Lovers]]'' (1722), which was an immediate hit and greatly contributed to the new cult of sensibility and emotions. For his services on the [[Hanoverian succession]], Steele was knighted and appointed supervisor of [[Drury Lane]] theatre.		Steele’s later works were primarily literary. His dramatic works can be grouped under the label of [[Sentimental Comedy]], an attempt to support values such as morality, chastity and sensibility in drama. The most famous example from Richard Steele’s feather is probably his last play ''[[The Conscious Lovers]]'' (1722), which was an immediate hit and greatly contributed to the new cult of sensibility and emotions. For his services on the [[Hanoverian succession]], Steele was knighted and appointed supervisor of [[Drury Lane]] theatre.

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	~~Richard Steele (~~1672-1729~~) was an~~ Irish writer, soldier and politician. After an education at Oxford, Steele entered the army in 1694. He also started writing around that time, his first literary success being [[''The Christian Hero'']] (1701), which discusses the role of men in society.		1672-1729, Irish writer, soldier and politician. After an education at Oxford, Steele entered the army in 1694. He also started writing around that time, his first literary success being ''[[The Christian Hero]]'' (1701), which discusses the role of men in society.


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	In 1707, Steele began his hugely successful journalistic career. Together with [[Joseph Addison]], he published the magazines ''[[The Tatler]]'' (1709-1711), ''[[The Spectator]]'' (1711-1712) and ''[[The Guardian]]'' (until 1713), all of which gained big popularity and immense influence: the ''Spectator'' reached a readership of around 40,000 per issue between March 1711 and December 1712.		In 1707, Steele began his hugely successful journalistic career. Together with [[Joseph Addison]], he published the magazines ''[[The Tatler]]'' (1709-1711), ''[[The Spectator]]'' (1711-1712) and ''[[The Guardian]]'' (until 1713), all of which gained big popularity and immense influence: the ''Spectator'' reached a readership of around 40,000 per issue between March 1711 and December 1712.
	In their journalistic writings, Steele and Addison concerned themselves with a wide variety of social, literary and philosophical issues, such as the cultivation of sociability in rural [[gentry]], domestic harmony and the [[Separation of Spheres]]. The stylistic formula introduced by the ''Spectator'' – a polite correspondence between various writers and on several issues – was adopted and imitated by a number of subsequent papers.		In their journalistic writings, Steele and Addison concerned themselves with a wide variety of social, literary and philosophical issues, such as the cultivation of sociability in the rural [[gentry]], domestic harmony and the [[Separation of Spheres]]. The stylistic formula introduced by the ''Spectator'' – a polite correspondence between various writers and on several issues – was adopted and imitated by a number of subsequent papers.


	== Political Career ==		== Political Career ==

	In 1713, Steele joined the [[Whigs]] and became MP for Stockbridge. He published [[''The Crisis'']], a telling pamphlet on the Hanoverian succession in 1714. Apart from that, he ~~gave out~~ the Whig magazine ''[[The Englishman]]'' (October 1713 – February 1714), once again in cooperation with [[Joseph Addison]]. After a quarrel in 1718, however, the cooperation between the two men ceased.		In 1713, Steele joined the [[Whigs]] and became MP for Stockbridge. He published ''[[The Crisis]]'', a telling pamphlet on the Hanoverian succession in 1714. Apart from that, he edited the Whig magazine ''[[The Englishman]]'' (October 1713 – February 1714), once again in cooperation with [[Joseph Addison]]. After a quarrel in 1718, however, the cooperation between the two men ceased.


	== Literary Career ==		== Literary Career ==

	Steele’s later works were primarily literary. His dramatic works can be grouped under the label of [[Sentimental Comedy]], an attempt to support values such as morality, chastity and sensibility in drama. The most famous example from Richard Steele’s feather is probably his last play [[''The Conscious Lovers'']] (1722), which was an immediate hit and greatly contributed to the new cult of sensibility and emotions. For his services on the [[Hanoverian succession]], Steele was knighted and appointed supervisor of [[Drury Lane]] theatre.		Steele’s later works were primarily literary. His dramatic works can be grouped under the label of [[Sentimental Comedy]], an attempt to support values such as morality, chastity and sensibility in drama. The most famous example from Richard Steele’s feather is probably his last play ''[[The Conscious Lovers]]'' (1722), which was an immediate hit and greatly contributed to the new cult of sensibility and emotions. For his services on the [[Hanoverian succession]], Steele was knighted and appointed supervisor of [[Drury Lane]] theatre.

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	Steele’s later works were primarily literary. His dramatic works can be grouped under the label of [[Sentimental Comedy]], an attempt to support values such as morality, chastity and sensibility in drama. The most famous example from Richard Steele’s feather is probably his last play [[''The Conscious Lovers'']] (1722), which was an immediate hit and greatly contributed to the new cult of sensibility and emotions. For his services on the [[Hanoverian succession]], Steele was knighted and appointed supervisor of [[Drury Lane]] theatre.		Steele’s later works were primarily literary. His dramatic works can be grouped under the label of [[Sentimental Comedy]], an attempt to support values such as morality, chastity and sensibility in drama. The most famous example from Richard Steele’s feather is probably his last play [[''The Conscious Lovers'']] (1722), which was an immediate hit and greatly contributed to the new cult of sensibility and emotions. For his services on the [[Hanoverian succession]], Steele was knighted and appointed supervisor of [[Drury Lane]] theatre.


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			== Sources ==
			* Arnold-Baker, Charles. ''The Companion to British History''. Tunbridge Wells: Longcross Press, 1996.
			* Cannon, John. ''A Dictionary of British History''. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.
			* Dickinson, H.T. ''A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Britain''. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2006.

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Richard Steele (1672-1729) was an Irish writer, soldier and politician. After an education at Oxford, Steele entered the army in 1694. He also started writing around that time, his first literary success being [[''The Christian Hero'']] (1701), which discusses the role of men in society.

== Journalistic Career ==

In 1707, Steele began his hugely successful journalistic career. Together with [[Joseph Addison]], he published the magazines ''[[The Tatler]]'' (1709-1711), ''[[The Spectator]]'' (1711-1712) and ''[[The Guardian]]'' (until 1713), all of which gained big popularity and immense influence: the ''Spectator'' reached a readership of around 40,000 per issue between March 1711 and December 1712.
In their journalistic writings, Steele and Addison concerned themselves with a wide variety of social, literary and philosophical issues, such as the cultivation of sociability in rural [[gentry]], domestic harmony and the [[Separation of Spheres]]. The stylistic formula introduced by the ''Spectator'' – a polite correspondence between various writers and on several issues – was adopted and imitated by a number of subsequent papers.

== Political Career ==

In 1713, Steele joined the [[Whigs]] and became MP for Stockbridge. He published [[''The Crisis'']], a telling pamphlet on the Hanoverian succession in 1714. Apart from that, he gave out the Whig magazine ''[[The Englishman]]'' (October 1713 – February 1714), once again in cooperation with [[Joseph Addison]]. After a quarrel in 1718, however, the cooperation between the two men ceased.

== Literary Career ==

Steele’s later works were primarily literary. His dramatic works can be grouped under the label of [[Sentimental Comedy]], an attempt to support values such as morality, chastity and sensibility in drama. The most famous example from Richard Steele’s feather is probably his last play [[''The Conscious Lovers'']] (1722), which was an immediate hit and greatly contributed to the new cult of sensibility and emotions. For his services on the [[Hanoverian succession]], Steele was knighted and appointed supervisor of [[Drury Lane]] theatre.