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Hazlitt

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Haz·litt  (hzlt, hz-), William 1778-1830.
British essayist noted for his trenchant literary criticism. His works include The Characters of Shakespeare's Plays (1817).
Hazlitt [ˈhæzlɪt]
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(Biographies / Hazlitt, William (1778-1830) M, English, WRITING: critic, WRITING: essayist) William. 1778-1830, English critic and essayist: works include Characters of Shakespeare's Plays (1817), Table Talk (1821), and The Plain Speaker (1826)
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Noun1.HazlittHazlitt - English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
William Hazlitt


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I believe it was Hazlitt whom I read first, and he helped me to clarify and formulate my admiration of Shakespeare as no one else had yet done; Lamb helped me too, and with all the dramatists, and on every hand I was reaching out for light that should enable me to place in literary history the authors I knew and loved.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
You don't know how we women envy you men those wonderful walking-tours we can only read about in Hazlitt or Stevenson.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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