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Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners

Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners

by Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830

BookID: 3020

Language:English

Contents:On the pleasure of painting -- On the past and future -- On genius and common sense -- Character of Cobbett -- On people with one idea -- On the ignorance of the learned -- The Indian jugglers -- On living to one's-self -- On thought and action -- On will-making -- On certain inconsistencies in Sir Joshua Reynolds's discourses -- On paradox and common-place -- On vulgarity and affectation -- On a landscape of Nicolas Poussin -- On Milton's sonnets -- On going a journey -- On coffee-house politicians -- On the aristocracy of letters -- On critism -- On great and little things -- On familiar style -- On effeminacy of character -- Why distant objects please -- On corporate bodies -- Whether actors ought to sit in the boxes? -- On the disadvantages of intellectual superiority -- On patronage and puffing -- On the knowledge of character -- On the picturesque and ideal -- On the fear of death.

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

English essays

Description

"Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners" by William Hazlitt is a collection of essays published in two volumes beginning in April 1821. This acclaimed work explores topics including art, literature, and philosophy through Hazlitt's masterful familiar essay style. From reflections on painting that blend aesthetic theory with intimate memories of his late father, to philosophical meditations on genius and greatness, these essays showcase the English critic's personal voice and cultural insight. Considered by scholars as the pinnacle of Hazlitt's literary achievement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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