On the Pleasure of Hating
On the Pleasure of Hating

Author: William Hazlitt

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-09-06

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1101651172

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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.

The Fight and Other Writings
The Fight and Other Writings

Author: William Hazlitt

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2005-07-28

Total Pages: 911

ISBN-13: 0141937165

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Hazlitt is one of the greatest masters of English prose style and this new selection demonstrates the variety and richness of his writing. The volume includes classic pieces of drama and literature criticism, such as his essays on Shakespeare and Coleridge, as well as less well-known material from his social and political journalism. This collection encourages the reader to reconsider the nature of critical writing, which Hazlitt transforms into an art form.

Romanticism and Linguistic Theory
Romanticism and Linguistic Theory

Author: M. Tomalin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-12-19

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0230228313

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This innovative and ground-breaking study explores the complex relationship between linguistic theory and literature during the Romantic period, focusing particularly on William Hazlitt's writings about linguistic theory and also considering figures such as Leigh Hunt, Percy Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Thomas De Quincey.