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Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: William Hazlitt - Philosopher

The Essay: William Hazlitt - Philosopher: Episode 5: Acquaintance with Poets

William Hazlitt - Philosopher

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Episode 5: Acquaintance with Poets

Acquaintance with Poets

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Historian Jonathan Ree explores Hazlitt's relationship with Coleridge and Wordsworth.

Jonathan Ree explores Hazlitt's relationship with Coleridge and Wordsworth. The former found Hazlitt to be 'a thinking, observant, original man'.

Series of talks arguing that William Hazlitt was a committed philosopher as well as a great essayist.

Historian Jonathan Ree explores Hazlitt's relationship with Coleridge and Wordsworth. The former found Hazlitt to be 'a thinking, observant, original man', and it was this recognition that gave him the confidence to struggle quietly for many years to make his mark as a thinker as well as a writer.

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Series arguing that William Hazlitt was a committed philosopher and a great essayist

Series of talks by philosopher and historian Jonathan Ree arguing that William Hazlitt was a committed philosopher as well as a great essayist

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