Project Gutenberg 2021-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 836 Hazlitt, William 1778 1830 Glover, Arnold 1865 1905 Waller, A. R. (Alfred Rayney) 1867 1922 Waller, Alfred Rayney The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 05 (of 12) Lectures on the English poets -- Lectures on the dramatic literature of the Age of Elizabeth -- Preface and critical list of authors from select British poets. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 05 (of 12)" by William Hazlitt is a collection of lectures on English poetry and dramatic literature from the early 19th century. This volume primarily examines the works of various poets, particularly focusing on their techniques and contributions to English literature. The collection serves both as a critical analysis of significant poets and an exploration of the nature and impact of poetry in relation to human experience and emotion. The opening of the volume introduces Hazlitt's reflections on poetry itself, where he asserts that it embodies the natural impressions of objects and events, stirring emotions through vivid imagery and sound. He believes that poetry is not a trivial pastime but rather an essential language that connects humanity to nature and reflects deep feelings of joy, sorrow, and every emotion in between. Hazlitt emphasizes the universality of poetry, arguing that it is intrinsic to human experience and accessible in even the simplest of forms, setting the stage for a deeper analysis of individual English poets in the subsequent lectures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English essays -- 19th century PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 1376251 2025-07-25T13:40:52.488790 text/html 1389865 2024-10-18T11:58:31 text/html 825441 2025-07-25T13:41:14.197727 application/epub+zip 847417 2025-07-25T13:40:55.942783 application/epub+zip 569287 2025-07-25T13:40:54.214779 application/epub+zip 1207071 2025-07-25T13:41:25.991635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1163528 2025-07-25T13:41:12.010674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 886498 2022-09-29T07:34:52.869415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1120950 2025-07-25T13:40:48.411829 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1100890 2024-10-18T11:58:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17731 2025-07-25T13:41:26.192651 application/rdf+xml 15329 2025-07-25T13:40:54.435766 image/jpeg 2105 2025-07-25T13:40:54.326775 image/jpeg 784129 2025-07-25T13:40:52.589801 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia