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John Hunt (brother) Elizabeth Kent (sister-in-law) Chandos Leigh Hunt Wallace (grand-niece) 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 ...
1811. 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). The work describes Hunt's contemporary poets, and either praises or mocks them by allowing only the best to ...
Abou Ben Adhem (poem) " Abou Ben Adhem " [1] is a poem written in 1834 [2] by the English critic, essayist and poet Leigh Hunt. It concerns a pious Middle Eastern sheikh who finds the 'love of God ' to have blessed him. The poem has been praised for its non-stereotypical depiction of an Arab.
Leigh Hunt in a portrait by Benjamin Robert Haydon. " Jenny kiss'd Me " (original title: Rondeau) [1] is a poem by the English essayist Leigh Hunt. It was first published in November 1838 by the Monthly Chronicle. [2] The poem — per its original title, a rondeau — was inspired by Jane Welsh, the wife of Thomas Carlyle.
Bacchus and Ariadne is a poem by Leigh Hunt written and published in 1819. The result of three years of work, the poem tells the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, two lovers, and the story of their forlorn fate. Hunt began working on the poem during the summer of 1816, arousing the interest of the publisher John Taylor, and despite repeated ...
Barbara Leigh-Hunt (14 December 1935 – 16 September 2024) was an English actress. [1] Her numerous theatre credits included Broadway productions of Hamlet (1958), Sherlock Holmes (1973) and Justice (1974), and she won the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls.
The Story of Rimini was a poem composed by Leigh Hunt, published in 1816. The work was based on his reading about Paolo and Francesca in hell. Hunt's version gives a sympathetic portrayal of how the two lovers came together after Francesca was married off to Paolo's brother. The work promotes compassion for all of humanity and the style served ...
Hero and Leander is a poem by Leigh Hunt written and published in 1819. The result of three years of work, the poem tells the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, two lovers, and the story of their forlorn fate. Hunt began working on the poem during the summer of 1816, arousing the interest of the publisher John Taylor, and despite repeated delays ...