William Hazlitt : the first modern man / Duncan Wu.
William Hazlitt : the first modern man / Duncan Wu.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N824.7/6
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English
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Physical content
xxvi, 557 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. The Road to Nether Stowey -- Pt. II. Beyond Xanadu -- Pt. III. A Philosopher in Grub Street -- Pt. IV. The Plain Speaker -- Pt. V. The New Pygmalion -- Pt. VI. Mr Hazlitt's Grand Tour -- Pt. VII. London Solitude.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Duncan Wu's profile of one of the greatest journalists in the language draws on years of archival research in libraries across Britain and North America, to reveal for the first time such matters as why Godwin broke with Hazlitt; how Hazlitt came to know Sir John Soane and J.M.W. Turner; the true nature of Hazlitt's dealings with Thomas Medwin, an...
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William Hazlitt : the first modern man / Duncan Wu.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [442]-535) and index.
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N824.7/6
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74VM4jOL2rXl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4jOL2rXl
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ISBN
9780199549580 (acidfree paper)
DDC
824.7 B
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991001541329702626
