Why read Hazlitt today? Because no one celebrates better than he did the imaginative power of the mind as it invests itself in theatre, painting, literature, music and philosophy. But there is nothing fanciful or lightweight about him. He sees clearly into the darkness of the human heart, perceives 'its various threads of meanness, spite, cowardice, want of feeling, and want of understanding, of indifference towards others and ignorance of ourselves'. That undeceived vision and love of life makes him as compelling as ever. Duncan Wu
- ISBN10 1907903941
- ISBN13 9781907903946
- Publish Date 1 January 2014
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Notting Hill Editions
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English