William Hazlitt wrote essays and criticism about literature, theatre, politics, art and the ordinary pleasures and irritations of daily life. The Spirit of the Age offers vivid portraits of contemporary figures including Wordsworth, Coleridge and Bentham, while Characters of Shakespeare's Plays responds to Shakespeare through close attention to personality and dramatic effect rather than scholarly apparatus. Familiar essays such as On Going a Journey and The Fight turn walking, conversation, sport and personal preference into energetic prose arguments. Hazlitt's style is direct, combative and highly personal, often beginning from a strong judgement and then testing it through example. His work fits Romantic-era essays, literary criticism and cultural journalism, especially for readers of Charles Lamb and George Orwell who enjoy criticism in which the writer's temperament remains clearly visible on the page. Read more Less
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