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From age to age it is somewhat different. The spirit that was in the United States back in the 30s, 40s, and 50s is different from the spirit in the world now. Beginning in the 60s, by comparison to what was back then, there has been a gradual intensifying of anger and hostility. All of us have walked according to this spirit.
None of the stereotypes of Victorian England-narrow-minded, inhibited, moralistic, complacent-prepares us for the vitality, variety, and above all extraordinary...
3 de jul. de 2022 · The spirit of the age, or Contemporary portraits by Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830. Publication date 1825 Topics
Spirit of the age by Tom Paulin. A passionate polemicist and radical Romantic, William Hazlitt was the most brilliant essayist of his day. But since his death 170 years ago, he has been largely forgotten. Now, as a monument to Hazlitt is unveiled in Soho, Tom Paulin welcomes a revival of interest in a timeless critic of pomp and power.
Originally published in 1846, this American edition of William Hazlitt s early work is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It comprises a collection of portraits of the author s contemporaries, friends and people that he particularly admired.
The selections reflect what Himmelfarb terms "the spirit of the age"--contentious as well as earnest, given to high aspirations and convictions, and at the same time subject to deep anxieties and doubts.The Victorians, undisputed masters of the long, serious essay, found the genre congenial to the expression of their most compelling and provocative views.
The actual phrase “spirit of the age” has a less sinister origin. It comes from the title of a book written by William Hazlitt. He was an English writer, drama and literary critic, social commentator, and philosopher who lived from 1778 until 1830. His book, The Spirit of the Age: Or, Contemporary Portraits, came out in 1825.
