The Round Table: a Collection of Essays on Literature, Men, and Manners

William Hazlitt

ISBN 10: 0461925966 / ISBN 13: 9780461925968

Published by HardPress, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Round Table: a Collection of Essays on Literature, Men, and Manners
• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461925966
• ISBN 13: 9780461925968
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Round Table: A Collection Of Essays On Literature, Men, And Manners by William Hazlitt is a collection of Hazlitt's essays from the early 19th century in which a group of friends meet as a Round Table to discuss literature, society, and morals. The contents cover a range of topics including love of life, classical education, common-place people, posthumous fame, manners, Chaucer, the tendency of sects, the poetical character, imitation, gusto, death and burial, and more. The essays blend critique, satire, and philosophical reflection on taste, virtue, and the social function of literature. This edition reproduces the original Preface and editorial apparatus, including Hazlitt’s introduction of the Round Table with a convivial and informal atmosphere of discussion rather than fictitious personas. The work emphasizes independent thinking, the critique of fashionable manners, and the relation between private judgment and public opinion. Original publication year indicated in the text is 1817.