Friday, April 3, 2009

Charles Lamb (1775-1834)

Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was a Welsh essayist and minor poet. It's also notable that he knew Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Shelley personally.

For the GRE Literature exam, associate the following works with Charles Lamb.

1. Essays of Elia
-Conversational personal essays; Elia = Charles himself
2. Tales from Shakespeare
-Adaptations for children, written with his sister, Mary Lamb