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Há 4 dias · William Hazlitt described how life has more than one propeller driving us toward enlightenment. “The child is a poet in fact when he first plays at hide and seek…the country man when he stops to look at the rainbow”. With the turning of a mental page we can find ourselves face to face with the sublime.
Há 6 dias · William Hazlitt preferred reading A Midsummer Night's Dream over watching it acted on stage. According to Kehler, significant 19th-century criticism began in 1808 with August Wilhelm Schlegel. Schlegel perceived unity in the multiple plot lines. He noted that the donkey's head is not a random transformation, but reflects Bottom's true nature.
Há 5 dias · King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning love.
Há 3 dias · Yes, on that note, I can hear William Hazlitt, an Essayist from the 1830’s, shouting these words to our graduates of today: “Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the ...
Há 4 horas · English essayist William Hazlitt is best known for his humanist writings which stress free will and self-actualization. In 1826, he published On Application to Study, an essay discussing how staying engaged keeps us moving forward. With this line, Hazlitt suggests that the drive for knowledge keeps our minds sharp—that genius is a muscle that ...
Há 1 dia · Con "Elogio dell'inconscio" Massimo Recalcati scandaglia gli abissi del nostro io più profondo alla ricerca del motore delle nostre azioni. In una notte stellata come questa, John Keats osservava il cielo scuro trapunto di luce e dava vita a "Fulgida stella", una poesia in cui si mescolano lirismo, desiderio, contemplazione e amore.
Há 4 dias · William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell.
