Table-Talk · Character
Janus Weathercock
Pseudonymous critic, referenced in discussions of criticism.
minor
Also known as Janus Weathercock, Janus, himself
First appearance: volume ii on criticism
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Hypercritic who condemned Hazlitt's dramatic criticisms as vulgar; used as an example of affected, snobbish taste.
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With William Hazlitt (rivalry): Janus Weathercock was a pseudonym for a critic who engaged in literary sparring with Hazlitt in periodicals. In On Vulgarity and Affectation: Hypercritic who condemned Hazlitt's dramatic…
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