Who is William Hazlitt?

Answer 1

William Hazlitt was an English author, essayist, philosopher, painter, literary critic, drama critic and art critic.

He was born in Kent, England, on the 10th April 1778.
Today he is regarded as one of the greatest critics and one of the greatest essayists of the English language. During his lifetime, he was one of the most feared critics and the one most people sought to impress.

He wrote many works during his lifetime, many of which were published posthumously. He died on the 18th September 1830 in London, England.

Answer 2

William Hazlitt was an English writer. He wrote humanistic essays and was known as the greatest art critic of any his age. He was also a drama critic, philosopher and a social commentator, as well as an artist. However, most of his work is out of print and hardly read.