William Hazlitt fu uno scrittore inglese, ricordato per i suoi saggi umanistici e la critica letteraria, e come grammatico e filosofo. Oggi è considerato uno dei grandi critici e saggisti della lingua inglese, al pari di Samuel Johnson e George Orwell. Durante la sua vita strinse amicizia con molte persone che oggi fanno parte del canone letterario del XIX secolo, tra cui Charles e Mary Lamb, Stendhal, Samuel Taylor Coleridge e William Wordsworth.
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In 1854, Hazlitt's essays explore Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era's dramatic literature, reigniting interest in this rich period of drama. Renowned for his mastery of the miscellaneous essay, Hazlitt showcases his sharp intellect and broad knowledge across various topics. His literary legacy continues through his grandson, W. Carew Hazlitt, a noted bibliographer.
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This title is a selection of Hazlitt's accessible and urbane essays.
Exploring the depths of human emotions, this semi-autobiographical narrative unfolds as a poignant love story. Hazlitt shares his personal experiences and reflections with a thoughtful and open approach, blending humor with literary criticism. Often likened to the New Pygmalion, the work offers a unique analysis of feelings, showcasing the author's keen insights into relationships and the complexities of love.
William Hazlitt (1778-1830) developed a variety of identities as a writer: essayist, philosopher, critic of literature, drama, and painting, biographer, political commentator, and polemicist. What unites this variety is his dramatic and passionate intelligence, his unswerving commitment to individual and political liberty, and his courageous opposition to established political and cultural power. Hailed in 1819 as `one of the ablest and most eloquent critics of our nation', Hazlitt was also reviled for his political radicalism by the conservative press of the period. His writing engages with many of the important cultural and political debates of a revolutionary period, and retains its power both to provoke and move the reader.
In 1822 William Hazlitt, forty-four years old and married, was both tormented and enchanted by Sarah Walker, his landlady's nineteen-year-old daughter. This work is the chronicle of that obsession.
Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust: hatred alone is immortal' William Hazlitt William Hazlitt's tough, combative writings on subjects ranging from slavery to the imagination, boxing matches to the monarchy, established him as one of the greatest radicals of his age and have inspired journalists and political satirists ever since.
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