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100 1 _aHazlitt, William,
_d1778-1830
245 1 4 _aThe collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 06 (of 12)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-08-24
505 0 _aTable talk -- Conversations of James Northcote, Esq., R.A.
508 _aRichard 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)
520 _a"The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 06 (of 12)" by William Hazlitt is a collection of essays written during the early 19th century. It includes contributions under the title "Table Talk: or, Original Essays on Men and Manners" alongside conversations about the artist James Northcote, showcasing Hazlitt's reflections on art, nature, and the human condition. The volume is characterized by personal and philosophical musings, offering insights into Hazlitt's views on painting and the creative process. The opening of this volume presents an essay on "The Pleasure of Painting," where Hazlitt extols the joys and challenges of the artistic endeavor. He vividly describes the peaceful yet intense engagement with nature that painting entails, contrasting it with the more contentious nature of writing. The passage emphasizes the tranquility found in the practice of art and reflects on the personal growth and insights gained through the act of painting. Hazlitt shares anecdotes from his early attempts at painting, expressing the profound satisfaction and sense of discovery he experienced, thus setting an introspective tone for the essays to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish essays -- 19th century
700 1 _aGlover, Arnold,
_d1865-1905
700 1 _aWaller, A. R.
_q(Alfred Rayney),
_d1867-1922
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66129
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