Poetry Books by Charles Lamb
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published Date: 2003
Categories: Literary Collections
Charles Lamb (1775-1834), essayist, poet, humorist, critic and letter-writer, has an enduring reputation for his early "Tales from Shakespeare" (1807), written in collaboration with his sister Mary, and his " Essays of Elia," first published in the "London Magazine." This thematic selection of Lamb's writings - essays, dramatic criticism, verse and letters - not only demonstrates his literary achievements; it forms a self-portrait of the writer: generous, amused, and gregarious, finding imaginative escape from grim circumstances in the teeming life of London and the theatre. The reader is drawn into the circle of Lamb's friends, enjoying the company of the most personal of English essayists. J.E. Morpurgo's introduction and notes set Lamb's writings in their contemporary context.
Publisher: Fyfield Book
Published Date: 1993-01-01
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Charles Lamb (1775-1834), essayist, poet, humourist, critic, letterwriter and friend, has an enduring literary reputation. His Tales from Shakespear (1807) and Specimens of English Dramatic Poets (1808) were followed in 1820 by the first of his 67 Essays of Elia published in the London Magazine which made his literary reputation. Reading these essays draws one into Lamb's circle of friends, sitting by his fireside and enjoying the company of the most personal of English essayists.
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Published Date: 1930
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"This volume offers a selection of the more generally enjoyed of the Elia essays, with suppletory extracts from Lamb's less-read but inimitable correspencence."--Preface.
