. . . . . . . . . . "NA" . . . . . . . "The Spirit of the Age (full title The Spirit of the Age: Or, Contemporary Portraits) is a collection of character sketches by the early 19th century English essayist, literary critic, and social commentator William Hazlitt, portraying 25 men, mostly British, whom he believed to represent significant trends in the thought, literature, and politics of his time."@en . "The Spirit of the Age: Or, Contemporary Portraits"@en . . . . . . . . . . . .