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Charles Lamb (1) (1775–1834)

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Charles Lamb was born in London, England in 1775. He was educated at the well-known Christ's Hospital school, which he attended from age eight to 15. It was there that he met Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who became a lifelong friend; the friendship was to have a significant influence on the literary näytä lisää careers of both men. Lamb did not continue his education at the university, probably because of a nervous condition that resulted in a severe stammer. Instead, he went to work as a clerk, eventually becoming an accounting clerk with the East India Company, where he worked for most of his adult life. However, he continued to pursue his literary interests as well and became well-known as a writer. His best work is considered to be his essays, originally published under the pen name Elia, but Lamb also wrote poetry, plays, and stories for children under his own name. In 1796, Lamb's sister, Mary Ann, went mad and attacked her parents with a knife, killing her mother and wounding her father. She was placed in an institution for a time, but was eventually released into her brother's guardianship. This incident, and later periods when she was institutionalized again, had a great effect on Lamb, who had always been very close to his sister. Charles and Mary Ann Lamb collaborated on several books, including Poetry for Children, Mrs. Leicester's School, and Beauty and the Beast. Probably their best-known collaboration, however, was Tales from Shakespeare, a series of summaries of the plots from 20 Shakespearean plays, which was published in 1807. Charles Lamb died in 1834. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Shakespearen tarinoita (1807) 5,579 kappaletta
The essays of Elia (1823) 471 kappaletta
Illustrated Tales from Shakespeare (1992) 118 kappaletta
Ten Tales from Shakespeare (1969) 98 kappaletta
The Portable Charles Lamb (1949) 86 kappaletta
The Last Essays of Elia (1929) 81 kappaletta
Essays (1963) 63 kappaletta
The Adventures of Ulysses (1808) 59 kappaletta
The works of Charles Lamb (1932) 37 kappaletta
Beauty and the Beast (1811) 27 kappaletta
Charles Lamb and Elia (1948) 25 kappaletta
Shakespeare: Three Stories (1989) 25 kappaletta
A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig (1895) 24 kappaletta
The Letters of Charles Lamb (1935) 23 kappaletta
Selected writings (2003) 22 kappaletta
Favorite tales from Shakespeare (1956) 21 kappaletta
Mrs. Leicester's School (1809) 21 kappaletta
The Essays of Elia and Eliana (1867) 16 kappaletta
Dream Children: A Reverie (1900) 14 kappaletta
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1972) 11 kappaletta
The Best Letters of Charles Lamb (1892) 10 kappaletta
Favorite Tales From Shakespeare (1956) 10 kappaletta
Romeo and Juliet (1971) 9 kappaletta
Dream children and other essays (1921) 9 kappaletta
Poems and Essays (1880) 8 kappaletta
Select Essays of Elia (1909) 8 kappaletta
The letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb (1975) — Tekijä — 8 kappaletta
The best of Lamb (1914) 8 kappaletta
Essays of Elia, First Series (2009) 7 kappaletta
LOS CUENTOS DE SHAKESPEARE (2000) 7 kappaletta
Poetry for children (1977) 7 kappaletta
An Evening with Lamb (1907) 7 kappaletta
Letters Of Charles Lamb V1 (1903) 5 kappaletta
Lamb and Shakespeare (1920) 5 kappaletta
Essays and Sketches 5 kappaletta
Essays, Letters, Poems (1953) 5 kappaletta
More Tales from Shakespeare (2008) 5 kappaletta
Charles Lamb: Essays 4 kappaletta
Prince Dorus 4 kappaletta
Elia; the Lake English Classics (1911) 3 kappaletta
Othello (1999) 3 kappaletta
Rosamund Gray (1994) 3 kappaletta
Saggi di Elia 3 kappaletta
Lamb's Last Essays (1929) 3 kappaletta
Charles Lamb's Complete Works (1912) 2 kappaletta
Prose & poetry 2 kappaletta
Essays and letters 2 kappaletta
On country living 2 kappaletta
The Wine Cellar (2006) 1 kappale
Charles Lamb on Shakespeare (1978) 1 kappale
Selected essays 1 kappale
sus4 1 kappale
Lamb 1 kappale
Macbeth (1995) 1 kappale
Works (1932) 1 kappale
Lamb's Works 1 kappale
The Wife's Trial 1 kappale
Selected letters 1 kappale

Associated Works

The Art of the Personal Essay (1994) — Avustaja — 1,370 kappaletta
English Poetry, Volume II: From Collins to Fitzgerald (1910) — Avustaja — 493 kappaletta
English Essays: From Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay (1909) — Avustaja — 480 kappaletta
A Book of English Essays (1942) — Avustaja — 242 kappaletta
Coleridge's Poetry and Prose [Norton Critical Edition] (2003) — Avustaja — 198 kappaletta
The Standard Book of British and American Verse (1932) — Avustaja — 114 kappaletta
Selected Stories from the 19th Century (2000) — Avustaja — 73 kappaletta
The Romantics on Shakespeare (1992) — Avustaja — 37 kappaletta
The Genius of the Later English Theater (1962) — Avustaja — 36 kappaletta
The Blue Flower : Best Stories of the Romanticists (1955) — Tekijä — 19 kappaletta
Selected English short stories XIX & XX centuries (1914) — Avustaja — 11 kappaletta
Englische Essays aus drei Jahrhunderten (1980) — Avustaja — 10 kappaletta
Ferdinand Freiligraths Werke - Neue Pracht-Ausgabe (1900) — Avustaja — 1 kappale

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Just to be clear, I’m not rating Shakespeare’s plays a three star. I thoroughly enjoy most of his plays. What bothered me with this book was that it was intended to be for children, and I feel like the language is still quite complicated for children. So as a children’s book, I don’t think this succeeded, but it is a great way for adults to get an idea of what Shakespeare’s plays are about without having to actually read Shakespeare’s plays.
 
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jbrownleo | 39 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 27, 2024 |
What an interesting mind this man had. I enjoyed all the essays in this collection, the later ones best. Mr. Ridgeway's Introduction and Commentaries were very good, especially the commentary on "Charles Lamb as a Writer". I agreed with his observations and thoughts; I believe I would have liked Charles Lamb alot.
 
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gmillar | 15 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Dec 29, 2023 |
A classic of Romantic literature little appreciated today
 
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CharlesBoer | 15 muuta kirja-arvostelua | May 2, 2023 |
Outstanding illustrations.
 
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Eurekas | 39 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Apr 20, 2023 |

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