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 6
Hazlitt 1
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