Richard Steele [ Art and Literature / Politics ]
… 1710. Abstract Richard Steele was one of the most important and controversial figures of early eighteenth-century sociability and politeness. Perhaps best known for his contributions to periodical literature, Steele achieved fame for … easily accessible elsewhere about Steele’s career as a politician and writer but instead focus on his ideas relating to sociability. 1 Even so, there are elements of his life that are worth highlighting for the influence they may have exerted on his own sociability and his attitudes towards it. One important step was his decision to enlist in the army, first in 1692 in the …
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