| Author |
Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830 |
| Title |
Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners
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| 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.
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| Credits |
Produced by Christopher Hapka, and David Widger
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
English essays
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
3020 |
| Release Date |
Jan 1, 2002 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 26, 2019 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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