English essayist William Hazlitt demonstrates the inseparable connection between laughter and tears in this extraordinary collection of lectures. Proposing that both comedy and tragedy are intensely concerned with the human condition, Hazlitt examines the similar foundations of the two, making his case with his characteristic eloquence and verve.
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William Hazlitt (1778–1830) was an English writer best known for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, now known as one of the best writers in both genres. He befriended many people who are now part of the nineteenth-century literary canon, including Charles and Mary Lamb, Stendhal, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.
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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 280 ● ISBN 9781411438095 ● Mărime fișier 0.3 MB ● Vârstă 99-17 ani ● Editura Barnes & Noble ● Publicat 2011 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 5862720 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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