The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things by William Hazlitt (1778-1830).
The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things is a posthumous collection of essays by William Hazlitt, organized by his grandson, William Carew Hazlitt. The book contains some of Hazlitt's more famous essays that hadn't been previously published in book format. (Summary by Leni)
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(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: le - Leni
With his "disposable commodity" and "undefinable mass", Hazlitt reminded me both of the Marxist theory of value and of Lacan's "sliding signifier - in one and the same paragraph.
Regards
Martin
EDIT - Leni, Could you please check as 'complete' my section of De Bello Gallico - I'm trying to reduce my to-do list so I've no excuse not to get back to my long solo.
MARTIN GEESON wrote:
With his "disposable commodity" and "undefinable mass", Hazlitt reminded me both of the Marxist theory of value and of Lacan's "sliding signifier - in one and the same paragraph.
Thanks much, Martin! Both sections marked as done.
I'ld like to read sections 23 and 24 - On the Qualifications Necessary to Success in Life.
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