William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt was a prominent early 19th-century English essayist and literary critic known for his insightful commentary on literature, art, and politics.

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William Hazlitt canonical 17
Hazlitt 3
William Hazlitt Sr. 1

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instanceOf essayist
human
journalist
lecturer
literary critic
philosopher
child William Hazlitt the younger
linked to: William Hazlitt
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1778-04-10
dateOfDeath 1830-09-18
describedBySource early 19th-century English essayist and literary critic known for insightful commentary on literature, art, and politics
educatedAt New College Hackney
ethnicGroup English
familyName Hazlitt
linked to: William Hazlitt
father William Hazlitt Sr.
linked to: William Hazlitt
genre essay
journalism
literary criticism
givenName William
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest art
literature
politics
movement Romanticism
name William Hazlitt
notableIdea Romantic-era literary criticism
familiar essay style
political radicalism in criticism
notableWork Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays
Lectures on the English Comic Writers
Lectures on the English Poets
Table-Talk
The Fight
linked to: "The Fight"

The Plain Speaker
The Round Table
The Spirit of the Age
occupation essayist
journalist
lecturer
literary critic
philosopher
placeOfBirth England
Kent
Maidstone
placeOfDeath England
London
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment radical
sexOrGender male
spouse Sarah Stoddart

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Hazlitt Theatre namedAfter William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt name William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt familyName Hazlitt
linked to: William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt father William Hazlitt Sr.
linked to: William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt child William Hazlitt the younger
linked to: William Hazlitt
The Examiner hasContributor William Hazlitt
Cockney School of poetry hasMember William Hazlitt
Lake Poets circle hasMember William Hazlitt
Taylor and Hessey publisherOf Hazlitt
linked to: William Hazlitt
Peter George Patmore associatedWith William Hazlitt
Henry Hazlitt familyName Hazlitt
linked to: William Hazlitt
Hazlitt Arts Centre namedAfter William Hazlitt
Table-Talk author William Hazlitt
The Spirit of the Age author William Hazlitt
Lectures on the English Poets author William Hazlitt
The Plain Speaker author William Hazlitt
The Round Table author William Hazlitt