Table-Talk
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 |
| 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. 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.