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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.
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Oxford World's Classics: Selected Writings, William Hazlitt, Jon Cook
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- 2009
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- Title
- Oxford World's Classics: Selected Writings
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Hazlitt, Jon Cook
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 423
- ISBN10
- 0199552525
- ISBN13
- 9780199552528
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, World Literature, Philosophical Topics, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Children's Books, 19th century, Great Britain, Books, Collected Works, Criticism, Native Language
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
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- 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.