Table-Talk · Character
George Canning
Politician and statesman, referenced in political commentary.
minor
Also known as Mr. Canning, himself
First appearance: volume ii on coffeehouse politicians
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In On Thought and Action: Contrasted unfavorably with Lord Castlereagh as a mere fluent sophist. Later, in On Paradox and Commonplace: Quoted for his Liverpool speech, presenting a conservative commonplace against…
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- Other
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- Literary and Artistic Circle
- Protagonist
- Writers and Thinkers
- Sports and Theater
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This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the central psychological reversal: the lady who sco…
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See George Canning in volume ii on coffeehouse politicians