{"product_id":"the-plain-speaker-the-key-essays-hardback-9780631210566","title":"The Plain Speaker; The Key Essays (Hardback) 9780631210566","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Plain Speaker\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Key Essays\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Hazlitt (Author), Tom Paulin (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631210566, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 November 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a beautifully presented edition and a fine addition to Hazlitt scholarship.\" \u003ci\u003eYear's Work in English Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this selection from the two-volume \u003ci\u003ePlain Speaker,\u003c\/i\u003e Tom Paulin and Duncan Wu have given priority to essays that address some of the most important critical issues both in romantic studies today and the poetics of prose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the only edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Plain Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e available outside libraries since 1928.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains Hazlitt's seminal essays on plain speaking and the major romantic topics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a brilliant introduction by Tom Paulin, the greatest poet-critic of his generation and the editorial expertise of Duncan Wu.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction by Tom Paulin. \u003cp\u003eEditor's Note.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial Principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eThe Plain Speaker.\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. On the Prose-Style of Poets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. On the Conversation of Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Same Subject Continued.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. On Reason and Imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. On Application to Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. On the Old Age of Artists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. On Envy (A Dialogue).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Whether Genius in Conscious of its Powers?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. On the Pleasure of Hating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. On Egotism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Hot and Cold.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. On the Difference Between Writing and Speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. On a Portrait of an English Lady, by Vandyke.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Madame Pasta and Mademoiselle Mars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I: Advertisement to Hazlitt's \u003ci\u003eTable Talk\u003c\/i\u003e (Paris, 1825).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II: 'A Half-length': an uncollected Hazlitt portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix III: Reynolds' account of Hazlitt, 28 April 1817.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316807168280,"sku":"9780631210566","price":102.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631210566.jpg?v=1781826085","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-plain-speaker-the-key-essays-hardback-9780631210566","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}