Hazlitt: Selected Essays

Cambridge University Press, 11/19/2015
EAN 9781107586161, ISBN10: 110758616X

Paperback, 300 pages, 17.8 x 12.7 x 1.7 cm
Language: English

Originally published in 1917, this book contains a selection from the works of the renowned critic and essayist William Hazlitt (1778–1830). The selection ranges through all of Hazlitt's essays, from The Round Table to the posthumous pieces, taking in a variety of subject matter. Thirteen essays are included, with the first seven being related to drama and literature, the following three to art, and the final three to 'savouring things of the world'. Detailed notes and a biography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Hazlitt and his writings.

Preface
1. My first acquaintance with poets
2. On the conversation of authors, I
3. On the conversation of authors, II
4. Of persons one would wish to have seen
5. On reading old books
6. On actors and acting, I
6. On actors and acting, II
7. On a landscape of Nicholas Poussin
8. On the pleasure of painting, I
9. On the pleasure of painting, II
10. The fight
11. The Indian jugglers
12. On going a journey
Notes.