{"product_id":"the-plain-speaker-9780631210566","title":"The Plain Speaker","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the only edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Plain Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e available outside libraries since 1928.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains Hazlitt''s seminal essays on plain speaking and the major romantic topics.\u003cbr\u003e \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a beautifully presented edition and a fine addition to Hazlitt scholarship.\" \u003ci\u003eYear's Work in English Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515457102167,"sku":"9780631210566","price":98.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-plain-speaker-9780631210566","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}