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The article analyzes poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge's series of literary lectures in 1808 at the Royal Institution in London, England, focusing on his interpretation of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" and how lecturing became a form of theater. Details are provided on the history of the Royal Institution and on British intellectual life by the 19th-century. The author goes on to discuss how Coleridge's characterization of Hamlet was partly self-satire, self-elegy, and self-justification.

Focuses on the literary works of political leaders Lord Henry Brougham and Lord Byron in Great Britain. Involvement in the case of Leigh Hunt; Implications for the Edinburgh Review; Contributions of both authors to the press and print industry; Historical, social and economic influence of Whiggism.