On the Pleasure of Hating

On the Pleasure of Hating is an essay by William Hazlitt published in 1821 that appears within a collection of seven other essays in “Table Talk”.[1][2] In the essay, Hazlitt reflects on humans' constitutional appetite for hostility and their tendency to grow bored with the familiar. The essay offers a cynical portrait of humankind by pointing to deep and persistent contradictions in human character.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Hazlitt
  2. ↑ Lopate, P. (1994). The Art of the personal essay: An anthology from the classical era to the present. New York: Anchor Books.
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