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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".
Learn about Leigh Hunt, a prolific and influential poet, essayist, and journalist of the Romantic movement in England. Explore his life, works, and legacy, from his early success with Juvenilia to his imprisonment for criticizing the Prince Regent.
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.
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A poem by Leigh Hunt about a man who asks an angel to write his name among those who love God and his fellow men. The poem explores the themes of love, faith, and grace in a mystical and lyrical way.
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).
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 ...
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A humorous poem about a lady who drops her glove to test her lover's courage in a lion pit. The poem satirizes the chivalric and romantic ideals of the medieval court of King Francis.
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