The Spirit of the Age
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The Spirit of the Age is an 1825 collection of critical essays by William Hazlitt that offers incisive portraits of leading writers, thinkers, and public figures of his time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Spirit of the Age canonical | 4 |
| The Spirit of the Age; or, Contemporary Portraits | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spirit of the Age Context triple: [William Hazlitt, notableWork, The Spirit of the Age]
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A.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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B.
The Book of the New Moral World
The Book of the New Moral World is a foundational 19th-century socialist treatise by Robert Owen outlining his vision for a rational, cooperative reorganization of society.
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C.
Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind
"Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
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D.
Sartor Resartus
Sartor Resartus is a satirical, philosophical novel by Thomas Carlyle that explores the nature of clothes as a metaphor for social institutions and human beliefs.
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E.
Men of Our Times
Men of Our Times is a biographical work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that profiles prominent 19th-century figures and their moral and social influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spirit of the Age Target entity description: The Spirit of the Age is an 1825 collection of critical essays by William Hazlitt that offers incisive portraits of leading writers, thinkers, and public figures of his time.
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A.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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B.
The Book of the New Moral World
The Book of the New Moral World is a foundational 19th-century socialist treatise by Robert Owen outlining his vision for a rational, cooperative reorganization of society.
-
C.
Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind
"Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
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D.
Sartor Resartus
Sartor Resartus is a satirical, philosophical novel by Thomas Carlyle that explores the nature of clothes as a metaphor for social institutions and human beliefs.
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E.
Men of Our Times
Men of Our Times is a biographical work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that profiles prominent 19th-century figures and their moral and social influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | William Hazlitt ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalStance |
often personal and subjective
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often politically radical ⓘ |
| describes | intellectual climate of the early 19th century ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| focusesOn | British Romantic-era culture ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical essays
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later Victorian critics
ⓘ
modern biographical criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay on Charles Lamb
ⓘ
essay on David Ricardo ⓘ essay on Edmund Burke ⓘ essay on Francis Jeffrey ⓘ essay on Henry Brougham ⓘ essay on Jeremy Bentham ⓘ essay on Leigh Hunt ⓘ essay on Lord Byron ⓘ essay on Lord Castlereagh ⓘ essay on Lord Eldon ⓘ essay on Madame de Staël ⓘ essay on Samuel Taylor Coleridge ⓘ essay on Sir Walter Scott ⓘ essay on Thomas Malthus ⓘ essay on Thomas Moore ⓘ essay on William Cobbett ⓘ essay on William Gifford ⓘ essay on William Godwin ⓘ essay on William Wordsworth ⓘ essay on the Edinburgh Reviewers ⓘ essay on the Utilitarians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic period ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of biography and criticism
ⓘ
incisive portraits of contemporary figures ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Spirit of the Age; or, Contemporary Portraits
ⓘ
linked to:
The Spirit of the Age
|
| partOf | William Hazlitt bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationType | book-length collection of essays ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1825 ⓘ |
| subject |
leading thinkers of the early 19th century
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leading writers of the early 19th century ⓘ public figures of the early 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
character studies of contemporaries
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cultural criticism ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
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linked to: The Spirit of the Age