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Essays of Elia

Essays of Elia

Lamb, Charles

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Series: Sightline Books

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ISBN10: 0877458510
ISBN13: 9780877458517
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: Jun 5 2003
Pages: 476
Weight: 0.96
Height: 1.26 Width: 6.38 Depth: 7.48
Language: English

Charles Lamb, one of the most engaging personal essayists of all time, began publishing his unforgettable, entertaining Elia essays in the London Magazine in 1820; they were so immediately popular that a book-length collection was published in 1823. Inventing the persona of Elia allowed Lamb to be shockingly honest and to gain a playful distance for self-examination. The resulting essays touch upon a wide range of compelling subjects from the deliciously humorous Dissertation upon Roast Pig to the poignantly reflective New Year's Eve. Yet collectively they also comprise a fascinating personal memoir, veiled under the pseudonymous disguise of Elia. Now back in print with a new foreword by the distinguished personal essayist Phillip Lopate and with useful annotations, Essays of Elia will provide a delicious stylistic treat for all readers.

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