Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.
DescriptionEnglish writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, as the greatest art critic of his age, and as a drama critic, social commentator, and philosopher
BornApril 10, 1778
DiedSeptember 18, 1830
CountryUnited Kingdom
ProfessionLiterary Historian; Philosopher; Writer
WorksCharacters Of Shakespear's Plays; Table-Talk; The Spirit Of The Age
