# Janus Weathercock — Table-Talk character guide

> Janus Weathercock in Table-Talk by William Hazlitt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Janus Weathercock, Janus, himself

**First appearance:** 0021-volume-ii-on-criticism

## Who they are

Pseudonymous critic, referenced in discussions of criticism.

## Relationships

### [William Hazlitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/characters/william_hazlitt)

_rivalry_

Janus Weathercock was a pseudonym for a critic who engaged in literary sparring with Hazlitt in periodicals.

## In the story

### [On Vulgarity and Affectation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/chapters/volume-i-on-vulgarity-and-affectation)

Hypercritic who condemned Hazlitt's dramatic criticisms as vulgar; used as an example of affected, snobbish taste.

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