The Concept and Practice of Conversation in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1688-1848
The Concept and Practice of Conversation in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1688-1848

Author: Katie Halsey

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2009-05-05

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1443810223

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This collection of essays brings together eighteenth-century scholars from a variety of disciplines, to discuss conversation in the eighteenth century as concept and practice. At the heart of the volume is a simple question: are eighteenth-century conceptualisations of the role and purpose of conversation still relevant or useful to scholars and thinkers today? This volume contains essays by leading scholars of the period as well as early career researchers, and answers a need for a broad-ranging discussion of the concept of conversation in the arts, social sciences and humanities. The long eighteenth century is a particularly fruitful starting point for work on this topic, since ideas about conversation permeated all types of writing in this period, from the early forerunners of scientific textbooks to philosophical dialogues. The collection covers an exceptionally wide range of long-eighteenth-century authors, artists, lawmakers, texts and works of art, and, although the focus of the volume is largely on eighteenth-century Britain, the volume takes note of the rich relationships between continental European thought and British intellectual life in the period, and of the influence of British ideas in the newly independent American republic.

The Collected Works of Wlliam Hazlitt
The Collected Works of Wlliam Hazlitt

Author: A.R. Glover, Arnold Waller

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2018-04-05

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 3732641058

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Reproduction of the original: The Collected Works of Wlliam Hazlitt by A.R. Waller, Arnold Glover

Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)
Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

Author: William Hazlitt

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2015-10-23

Total Pages: 4246

ISBN-13:

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The greatest art critic of his age, William Hazlitt is celebrated for his humanistic essays and literary criticism. Hazlitt was an influential drama critic, social commentator and philosopher, now widely considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language. This comprehensive eBook presents Hazlitt’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hazlitt’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major collections and other texts * ALL the major works, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special essays index, with chronological and alphabetical contents tables * Easily locate the essays you want to read * Includes Hazlitt’s rare essay collections – available in no other collection * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Hazlitt’s contribution to literature * Features a bonus biographies - discover Hazlitt’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books AN ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ACTION FREE THOUGHTS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS ADVERTISEMENT ETC. FROM ‘THE ELOQUENCE OF THE BRITISH SENATE’ THE ROUND TABLE CHARACTERS OF SHAKESPEAR’S PLAYS LECTURES ON THE ENGLISH POETS A VIEW OF THE ENGLISH STAGE TABLE-TALK THE FIGHT LIBER AMORIS CHARACTERISTICS SKETCHES OF THE PRINCIPAL PICTURE-GALLERIES IN ENGLAND THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE THE PLAIN SPEAKER NOTES OF A JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND ITALY WINTERSLOW HAZLITT ON ENGLISH LITERATURE Essays Index LIST OF ESSAYS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF ESSAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Criticism WILLIAM HAZLITT by Arthur Rickett HAZLITT by George Saintsbury WILLIAM HAZLITT by Leslie Stephen WILLIAM HAZLITT by Augustine Birrell INTRODUCTION TO WILLIAM HAZLITT by Jacob Zeitlin The Biography WILLIAM HAZLITT by Leslie Stephen Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

An Uncomfortable Authority
An Uncomfortable Authority

Author: Heidi Kaufman

Publisher: University of Delaware Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780874138788

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In recent years, Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) has been the subject of increasing interest. A woman, a member of the landholding elite, an educator, and a daughter who lived under the historical shadow of her father, Edgeworth's life is difficult to categorize. Ironically, these very aspects of Edgeworth's identity that once excluded her from literary and historical discussions now form the basis of current interest in her life and her writing. This collection of essays builds on existing scholarship to develop new perspectives about Edgeworth's place in English and Irish history, literary history, and women's history. These essays explore the ways in which Edgeworth's entire adult life was an attempt to reconcile the irreconcilable, an attempt to justify and preserve her own privileged position even as she acknowledged the tenuousness of that position and as she sought to claim other privileges denied her. Christopher Fauske is the assistant dean in the School of Arts & Science at Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts. Heidi Kaufman is assistant Professor of English at the University of Delaware.