Dream-Child by Eric G. Wilson


ISBN
9780300230802
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
544

An in-depth look into the life of Romantic essayist Charles Lamb and the legacy of his work

A pioneer of urban Romanticism, essayist Charles Lamb (1775adash;1834) found inspiration in London,squo;s markets, theaters, prostitutes, and bookshops.  He prized the cityasquo;s literary scene, too, where he was a star wit.  He counted among his admirers Mary Shelley, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.  His friends valued in his conversation what distinguished his writing style: a highly original blend of irony, whimsy, and melancholy. 
 
Eric G. Wilson captures Lambnsquo;s strange charm in this meticulously researched and engagingly written biography.  He demonstrates how Lambrsquo;s humor helped him cope with a life-defining tragedy: in a fit of madness, his sister Mary murdered their mother.  Arranging to care for her himself, Lamb saved her from the gallows.  Delightful when sane, Mary became Charlesdsquo;s muse, and she collaborated with him on children squo;s books.  In exploring Mary squo;s presence in Charlesosquo;s darkly comical essays, Wilson also shows how Lamb reverberates in todayasquo;s experimental literature.
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