The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 08 (of 12)
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Immerse yourself in the brilliance of one of literature's most celebrated essayists with "The Collected Works of William Hazlitt" by William Hazlitt. Journey through the captivating prose and incisive intellect of Hazlitt as he explores a wide range of topics with unmatched depth and insight.Experience the breadth and depth of Hazlitt's literary genius as he delves into topics ranging from literature and art to politics and philosophy. Through his eloquent essays and penetrating analysis, Hazlitt invites readers to engage with the complexities of the human experience.But amidst the exploration...
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- THE COLLECTED WORKS OF WILLIAM HAZLITT
- CONTENTS
- LECTURES ON THE ENGLISH COMIC WRITERS
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
- CONTENTS
- LECTURE I INTRODUCTORY ON WIT AND HUMOUR
- LECTURE II ON SHAKSPEARE AND BEN JONSON
- LECTURE III ON COWLEY, BUTLER, SUCKLING, ETHEREGE, &C.
- LECTURE IV ON WYCHERLEY, CONGREVE, VANBRUGH, AND FARQUHAR
- LECTURE V ON THE PERIODICAL ESSAYISTS
- LECTURE VI ON THE ENGLISH NOVELISTS
- LECTURE VII ON THE WORKS OF HOGARTH.—ON THE GRAND AND FAMILIAR STYLE OF PAINTING
- LECTURE VIII ON THE COMIC WRITERS OF THE LAST CENTURY
- A VIEW OF THE ENGLISH STAGE OR A SERIES OF DRAMATIC CRITICISMS
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- MR. KEAN’S SHYLOCK
- MR. KEAN’S RICHARD
- MR. KEAN’S HAMLET
- MR. KEAN’S OTHELLO
- MR. KEAN’S IAGO
- ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
- ARTAXERXES
- THE BEGGAR’S OPERA
- RICHARD CŒUR DE LION
- DIDONE ABANDONNATA
- MISS O’NEILL’S JULIET
- MR. KEAN’S RICHARD.
- MR. KEAN’S MACBETH
- MR. KEAN’S ROMEO
- MR. KEAN’S IAGO.
- MR KEAN’S IAGO.
- MR. KEAN’S RICHARD II.
- THE UNKNOWN GUEST
- MR. KEAN’S ZANGA
- MR. BANNISTER’S FAREWELL
- COMUS
- MR. KEAN’S LEON
- THE TEMPEST
- MY WIFE! WHAT WIFE?
- MR. HARLEY’S FIDGET
- LIVING IN LONDON
- THE KING’S PROXY
- THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE
- THE HYPOCRITE
- MR. EDWARDS’S RICHARD III
- LOVERS’ VOWS
- THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
- MRS. ALSOP’S ROSALIND
- JOHN DU BART
- THE BEGGAR’S OPERA
- MISS O’NEILL’S ELWINA
- WHERE TO FIND A FRIEND
- MISS O’NEILL’S BELVIDERA
- THE MERCHANT OF BRUGES
- SMILES AND TEARS
- GEORGE BARNWELL
- THE BUSY BODY
- A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS
- THE MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
- LOVE FOR LOVE
- THE ANGLADE FAMILY
- MEASURE FOR MEASURE
- MR. KEAN’S SIR GILES OVERREACH
- THE RECRUITING OFFICER
- THE FAIR PENITENT
- THE DUKE OF MILAN
- MISS O’NEILL’S LADY TEAZLE
- MR. KEAN
- MR. KEAN’S SHYLOCK
- THE ORATORIOS
- RICHARD III.
- ROMEO AND JULIET.
- MR. KEMBLE’S SIR GILES OVERREACH
- BERTRAM
- ADELAIDE, OR THE EMIGRANTS
- EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR
- MRS. SIDDONS
- NEW ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE
- THE JEALOUS WIFE
- THE MAN OF THE WORLD
- MISS MERRY’S MANDANE
- EXIT BY MISTAKE
- THE ITALIAN OPERA
- OLD CUSTOMS
- MY LANDLADY’S NIGHT-GOWN
- CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA
- TWO WORDS
- THE WONDER
- THE DISTRESSED MOTHER
- MISS BOYLE’S ROSALIND
- MR. MACREADY’S OTHELLO
- THEATRICAL DEBUTS
- MR. KEMBLE’S CATO
- THE IRON CHEST
- MR. KEMBLE’S KING JOHN
- CORIOLANUS
- THE MAN OF THE WORLD
- JANE SHORE
- THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT
- TWO NEW BALLETS
- MR. BOOTH’S DUKE OF GLOSTER
- MR. BOOTH’S IAGO
- MR. BOOTH’S RICHARD
- DOUBLE GALLANT
- DON JUAN
- THE CONQUEST OF TARANTO
- THE TOUCH-STONE
- THE LIBERTINE
- BARBAROSSA
- MRS. SIDDONS’S LADY MACBETH
- MR. MAYWOOD’S SHYLOCK
- MR. KEMBLE’S RETIREMENT
- ESSAYS ON THE ACTED DRAMA IN LONDON CONTRIBUTED TO THE LONDON MAGAZINE (1820)
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
- No. I
- No. II
- No. III
- No. IV
- No. V
- No. VI
- No. VII
- No. VIII
- No. IX
- No. XI
- NOTES
- LECTURES ON THE ENGLISH COMIC WRITERS
- LECTURE I. INTRODUCTORY
- LECTURE II. ON SHAKSPEARE AND BEN JONSON
- LECTURE III. ON COWLEY, BUTLER, SUCKLING, ETHEREGE, ETC.
- LECTURE IV. ON WYCHERLEY, CONGREVE, VANBRUGH, AND FARQUHAR
- LECTURE V. ON THE PERIODICAL ESSAYISTS
- LECTURE VI. ON THE ENGLISH NOVELISTS
- LECTURE VII. ON THE WORKS OF HOGARTH—ON THE GRAND AND FAMILIAR STYLE OF PAINTING
- LECTURE VIII. ON THE COMIC WRITERS OF THE LAST CENTURY
- A VIEW OF THE ENGLISH STAGE
- ESSAYS ON THE DRAMA FROM THE LONDON MAGAZINE, 1820.
- APPENDIX I
- ON MODERN COMEDY
- APPENDIX II
- ON MR KEAN’S IAGO
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