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Hazlitt s View of the Etiglish Stage contains the whole of that book as first issued in 1818. The articles were selected by the author from his contributions to various newspapers, as he states in his preface, and were reprinted with the very slightest revision from the papers in which they first appeared, but with considerable omissions. They have been compared for this edition with the original newspapers, and those portions which were omitted in 1818 have been supplied between square brackets. The authors own notes are given: those which were in the periodical and in the reprint are marked Original Xote ;those which were in the paper but not in the volume are marked Xote in (with the name of the journal); and those which first appeared in 1818 are marked W. H. The dates at the head of the articles are those of the original publication, as that plan was adopted with more or less accuracy by the author. Many other contributions of Hazlitt to these newspapers have been identified with confidence almost amounting to certainty; only two of them are printed in the Appendix to this volume. These are a letter to The Examiner in reply to the dramatic critics strictures on the two articles of July 24 and August 7, 1814, on Mr.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book, a compilation of theatre criticism that originally appeared in newspapers and journals between 1813 and 1817, offers a contemporary account of the London stage during a period of great theatrical change. The author, an established critic, provides detailed analysis of performances by some of the most celebrated actors of the day, including Edmund Kean, Sarah Siddons, and William Macready. Keenly observant and enthusiastically written, these reviews offer a vivid glimpse of the theatrical landscape of the time, captured by an authoritative and respected voice of the era. Through its exploration of key themes in performance and dramatic interpretation, the book provides valuable insights into the development of English stagecraft at a crucial moment in its history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330878194_0
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