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James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 1784 – 28 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist and poet . Hunt co-founded The Examiner, a leading intellectual journal expounding radical principles. He was the centre of the Hampstead -based group that included William Hazlitt and Charles Lamb, known as the "Hunt circle".
Leigh Hunt, prolific poet, essayist, and journalist, was a central figure of the Romantic movement in England. He produced a large body of poetry in a variety of forms: narrative poems, satires, poetic dramas, odes, epistles, sonnets, short lyrics, and translations from Greek, Roman, Italian, and French poems. His vivid descriptions and lyrical ...
Leigh Hunt (born October 19, 1784, Southgate, Middlesex, England—died August 28, 1859, Putney, London) was an English essayist, critic, journalist, and poet, who was an editor of influential journals in an age when the periodical was at the height of its power.
James Henry Leigh Hunt was an English critic, essayist, and poet who left a lasting mark on Romantic-era literature. He is best remembered for his spirited defense of Romantic ideals, his witty and engaging prose, and his close friendships with some of the era's most prominent literary figures.
The Feast of the Poets is a poem by Leigh Hunt that was originally published in 1811 in the Reflector. It was published in an expanded form in 1814, and revised and expanded throughout his life (see 1811 in poetry, 1814 in poetry ).
Abou Ben Adhem. By Leigh Hunt. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold:—. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 1784– 28 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet, and writer.
Leigh Hunt. James Henry Leigh Hunt was born 19 October 1784 in Southgate, Middlesex and died on 28 August 1859 in London. As a writer, Hunt was a jack-of-all-trades, achieving early success as a critic, essayist, journalist, and poet, and establishing himself as an editor of influential journals in an age when the periodical was at the height ...
Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), Romantic writer, editor, critic and contemporary of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, may be best remembered for being sentenced to prison for two years on charges of libel against the Prince Regent (1813-1815).
Jan 1, 2006 · The Remarkable Life of Leigh Hunt -- Poet, Revolutionary, and the Last of the Romantics.
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