William Hazlitt
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William Hazlitt was a prominent early 19th-century English essayist and literary critic known for his insightful commentary on literature, art, and politics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Hazlitt canonical | 6 |
| Hazlitt | 1 |
| William Hazlitt Sr. | 1 |
| William Hazlitt the younger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: William Hazlitt Context triple: [The New Monthly Magazine, notableContributor, William Hazlitt]
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Leigh Hunt
Leigh Hunt was a 19th-century English essayist, poet, and critic associated with the Romantic movement and known for his influential literary journalism and friendships with writers like Keats and Shelley.
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Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle was a 19th-century Scottish historian, essayist, and social critic known for his influential works on heroism, history, and the moral crises of industrial society.
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Samuel Taylor
Samuel Taylor was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for writing the play and co-writing the film adaptation of "Sabrina" and contributing to several notable mid-20th-century Hollywood films.
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Thomas de Quincey
Thomas de Quincey was a 19th-century English essayist and literary critic best known for his autobiographical work "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater."
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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was an 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, and critic best known for compiling *A Dictionary of the English Language* (1755), one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of English.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Hazlitt Target entity description: William Hazlitt was a prominent early 19th-century English essayist and literary critic known for his insightful commentary on literature, art, and politics.
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A.
Leigh Hunt
Leigh Hunt was a 19th-century English essayist, poet, and critic associated with the Romantic movement and known for his influential literary journalism and friendships with writers like Keats and Shelley.
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B.
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle was a 19th-century Scottish historian, essayist, and social critic known for his influential works on heroism, history, and the moral crises of industrial society.
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C.
Samuel Taylor
Samuel Taylor was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for writing the play and co-writing the film adaptation of "Sabrina" and contributing to several notable mid-20th-century Hollywood films.
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D.
Thomas de Quincey
Thomas de Quincey was a 19th-century English essayist and literary critic best known for his autobiographical work "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater."
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E.
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was an 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, and critic best known for compiling *A Dictionary of the English Language* (1755), one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of English.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ lecturer ⓘ literary critic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| child |
William Hazlitt
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Hazlitt the younger
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1778-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1830-09-18 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | early 19th-century English essayist and literary critic known for insightful commentary on literature, art, and politics ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New College, Hackney
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surface form:
New College Hackney
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| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName |
William Hazlitt
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hazlitt
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| father |
William Hazlitt
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Hazlitt Sr.
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| genre |
essay
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journalism ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
art
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literature ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| name | William Hazlitt self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Romantic-era literary criticism
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familiar essay style ⓘ political radicalism in criticism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays
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Lectures on the English Comic Writers ⓘ Lectures on the English Poets ⓘ Table-Talk ⓘ "The Fight" ⓘ
surface form:
The Fight
The Plain Speaker ⓘ The Round Table ⓘ The Spirit of the Age ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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journalist ⓘ lecturer ⓘ literary critic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Kent ⓘ Maidstone ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| politicalAlignment | radical ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Stoddart ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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