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Leigh Hunt was a central figure of the Romantic movement in England, but he was not, as he wished to be and knew he was not, one of its great poets. However, he produced, during the first sixty years ...
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Leigh Hunt was known primarily in his own time as a poet, but today he is recognized more for his contributions in prose. He wrote critical articles on plays, operas, and literature; reviews of books;...
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Leigh Hunt's Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries (1828) is the only biography he produced in a literary career extraordinary for its length and breadth. He outlived most of his Romantic colleagu...
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In the following excerpt from his preface to the first collected edition of his poems, Hunt introduces his work by explaining his philosophy of poetry.
I intended to write a very short preface to the ...
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In the following essay, Fogle examines Hunt's quest for the poet laureateship in light of Hunt's lifelong political rhetoric and writings concerning the royal family.
Twice during Leigh ...
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In the following essay, Reiman evaluates Hunt as one of the most influential Romantic writers—one who should be judged not just for his literary merits but also for his wide-ranging contributio...
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In the following essay, Webb contends that Hunt used his Autobiography as an opportunity to revise earlier, more openly critical writings in order to express a generous, accepting philosophy.
Leigh Hu...
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In the following essay, Wu examines Hunt's poetical aesthetics, his relations with Wordsworth as a critic, and his influence on Keats's poetry.
In October 1817 J. G. Lockhart launch...
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(James) (Henry) Leigh Hunt
Critical Essay by Leigh Hunt
