_volume_1_first_edition_title_page.jpg) Title page of Table-Talk, volume 1 of 1st edition | |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Cultural criticism, social criticism |
| Publisher | John Warren |
Publication date | Vol. I: 6 April 1821; Vol. II: 15 June 1822[1] |
| Publication place | England |
| Preceded by | Lectures Chiefly on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth |
| Followed by | Characteristics: In the Manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims |
Table-Talk is a collection of essays by the English cultural critic and social commentator William Hazlitt. It was originally published as two volumes, the first of which appeared in April 1821.[2] The essays deal with topics such as art, literature and philosophy. Duncan Wu has described the essays as the "pinnacle of [Hazlitt's] achievement", and argues that Table-Talk and The Plain Speaker (1826) represent Hazlitt's masterpiece.[3]