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William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print.

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English essayist and writer

Born 10 Apr 1778
Died 18 Sep 1830

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    First published in 1924 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1901 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1835 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Hazlitt in the workshop: the manuscript of The fight, transcribed, with collation, notes, and commentary

    First published in 1943 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Hazlitt sampler: selections from his familiar, literary, and critical essays.

    First published in 1961 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lectures on the English poets, delivered at the Surrey Institution

    First published in 1819 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lectures on the literature of the age of Elizabeth, and Characters of Shakespeare's plays

    First published in 1884 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1870 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1826 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1807 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Eloquence of the British Senate: being a selection of the best speeches of the most distinguished parliamentary speakers, from the beginning of the reign of Charles I to the present time

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English essayist and writer

Born 10 Apr 1778
Died 18 Sep 1830

Subjects

History and criticism, English literature, English poetry, Characters, English wit and humor, English drama, History, Intellectual life, Characters and characteristics, Biography, Criticism and interpretation, English Authors, Actors, English Poets, English essays, Politics and government, Theater, Art, Art museums, Correspondence, Relations with women, Great Britain, Hazlitt, william, 1778-1830, Imaginary letters, Acting

Places

England, Great Britain, France, London, Grande-Bretagne, Alabama, Araby, Araby bazaar, Bellissime, Calcutta, Europe, India, La Folle's cabin, Louisiana, North Richmond Street, Owl Creek Bridge, Surrey, United States

People

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), William Hazlitt (1778-1830), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), William Hogarth (1697-1764), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), William Gifford (1756-1826), David Hartley (1705-1757), George Gordon Byron Byron Baron (1788-1824), Helvétius (1715-1771), John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Robert Southey (1774-1843), Walter Scott Sir (1771-1832), William Cobbett (1763-1835), William Godwin (1756-1836), William Pitt (1759-1806), William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Alfred Doolittle, Charles Lamb (1775-1834), Cheri, Chéri’s mother, Colonel Pickering, Doctor Bonfils, Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599)

Time

19th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, 1789-1815, 18th century, 1603-1714, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 16th century, 1714-1820, 1714-1760, 1760-1820, 1789-1820, 1800-1837, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 1912, American Civil War, Civil War, Early modern (to 1700), Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1700, Renaissance, 1450-1600, carnival

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Alternative names

  • Hazlitt, William
  • William HAZLITT
  • William 1778-1830 Author Hazlitt
  • William 1778-1830 Hazlitt

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October 16, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
August 18, 2018 Edited by dcapillae Added bio
August 18, 2018 Edited by dcapillae Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import