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Published in 1825, this collection of twenty-five sketches of famous or otherwise notable men of the time ranged widely across the political and artistic spectrum and included such subjects as Jeremy Bentham, Lord Byron, and his acquaintances William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, well known to posterity, as well as others since forgotten.
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Appearing as part of his Table-Talk series, a conversational series written on topics concerning every day issues, William Hazlitt wrote "On the Pleasure of Hating" in 1823 during a bitter period of his life, amidst rising controversy over his previous works, as well as the dissolution of his marriage. Disgusted with the flowery romantic literature which was flourishing in that post-French Revolution period, Hazlitt drew inspiration from the works...
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Hazlitt's essays delight with unexpected felicities of thought and expression. Published in 1821-22, this collection shows him at the height of his powers. In such essays as "The Indian Juggler" and "On Good Nature," a personal detail or anecdote serves as the basis for ruminations on life as profound as they are charming.
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This 1817 volume of critical essays on Shakespeare's plays brings a fresh psychological perspective to the characters, as well as addressing the dramatic and poetic qualities of the works, placing special value on the great tragedies. The volume is a watershed in Shakespearean criticism, and has deeply influenced generations of scholars and critics.
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English essayist William Hazlitt demonstrates the inseparable connection between laughter and tears in this extraordinary collection of lectures. Proposing that both comedy and tragedy are intensely concerned with the human condition, Hazlitt examines the similar foundations of the two, making his case with his characteristic eloquence and verve.
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Originally published in 1846, this American edition of William Hazlitt's early work is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It comprises a collection of portraits of the author's contemporaries, friends and people that he particularly admired. The collection includes poets, authors, politicians and journalists as well as preachers and philosophers. Hazlitt uses razor sharp wit to both celebrate and criticise the subjects of his portraits....
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English essayist William Hazlitt was a respected writer and lecturer on range of literary subjects, from the characters in Shakespeare's plays to the English comic writers to Milton's poetry. This collection of essays, indispensable for students of literature, was drawn from a series of Hazlitt's lectures. Included are William Shakespeare, John Lyly, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Heywood, John Webster, John Fletcher, Ben Johnson, Thomas Ford, Philip...
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Translated literally as "book of love," Liber Amoris is William Hazlitt's fictional account of his affair with the daughter of an innkeeper. In it, he also explores the darker elements of his personality. An important example of Romantic short fiction, this autobiographical novel was reviled upon publication due to its unsavory subject matter.
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La presente edición posee el mérito excepcional de reunir dos ensayos capitales, el primero, de William Hazlitt (1778-1830), sirve de inspiración al segundo, de Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), a manera de una variación musical; así dos grandes plumas coinciden en un mismo tópico-cada una con su particular interpretación-y lo consagran y convierten para siempre en un tema inmortal: "el arte de caminar".