ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: –died Sept. 1, 1729, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales), English essayist, dramatist, journalist, and politician, best known as principal author (with Joseph Addison) of the periodicals The Tatler and The Spectator.

Detailed explanation-2: -Steele’s first published work, The Christian Hero (1701), attempted to point out the differences between perceived and actual masculinity.

Detailed explanation-3: -His first publication was a poem on the death of Queen Mary II in 1694; it was dedicated to Lord Cutts, colonel of the Coldstream Guards, who rewarded him with the rank of captain and made him his secretary. Steele had a daughter with Elizabeth Tonson.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Sir Richard Steele: Early life and works. … Steele wrote his first comedy, The Funeral. Performed at Drury Lane “with more than expected success, ” this play made his reputation and helped to bring him to the notice of King William and the Whig leaders.