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This edition of The Essays of Elia reproduces Charles Lamb's classic reflections on English culture, faith and social life as it stood in the early 19th century.A much-loved figure of his time, Charles Lamb published numerous reflections on the changing and evolving nature of England's society. Gifted at choosing topics that were unusual yet capable of holding reader's interest, Lamb had experienced many facets of English life - educated at boarding school, his stutter meant he could not embark on a career in the church, so instead he worked in a merchant's office and later as an accountant for the East India Company. He also suffered periods of mental ill-health, and witnessed the brutalities of treatment in the madhouses.By all accounts an amiable man, Lamb's gifts for observation are borne out in his Essays on Elia. These writings concern things such as old churches, chimney sweeps, teaching, and events in commerce and trade. Social life, be it depicted by weddings, yearly celebrations or popular superstitions in witches or otherwise, also feature in Lamb's reflections. Throughout we find his humanity and good humor, as well as an informative portrait of a bustling England in the midst of industrialization.The author's Christian religion, and his knowledge of classic literature such as Shakespeare, are also presented. To this day, The Essays of Elia remain a well-rounded and unique window to the culture of England.
This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. This collection of six short stories, based on Shakespeare's plays, is the perfect introduction to one of the world's greatest writers. Meet the tragic young lovers Romeo and Juliet, mad King Lear, angry young Hamlet, and many more of the most famous characters in world literature.
Contes tirés de Shakespeare, texte anglais annoté par H. Brosse...Date de l'édition originale: 1892Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande.Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables.Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique.Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
I denne samling af genfortællinger tager forfatteren læseren med på en rejse ind i Shakespeares verden. Alle Shakespeares kendte klassikere er samlet i dette værk: "En Skærsommernatsdrøm", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", "Helligtrekongersaften", "Stormen", "Romeo og Julie", "Livet i skoven eller som man behager", "Stormen", "Kong Lear", "Tvillingerne", "Et vintereventyr" og "Når enden er god, er alting godt"Charles Lamb (1775-1834) var en engelsk essayist og kritiker. Han var især kendt og elsket for sine klassiske genfortællinger af Shakespeare, som han skrev sammen med sin søster Mary Lamb. Charles Lamb var født i London og kunne egentlig ikke trives andre steder. Han var et udpræget bymenneske og en selskabelig natur, der satte pris på en pibe tobak og et godt glas sammen med sine mange litterære kollegaer og venner.
I denne samling af genfortællinger tager forfatteren læseren med på en rejse ind i Shakespeares verden. Alle Shakespeares kendte klassikere er samlet i dette værk: "En Skærsommernatsdrøm", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", "Helligtrekongersaften", "Stormen" og "Romeo og Julie".Charles Lamb (1775-1834) var en engelsk essayist og kritiker. Han var især kendt og elsket for sine klassiske genfortællinger af Shakespeare, som han skrev sammen med sin søster Mary Lamb. Charles Lamb var født i London og kunne egentlig ikke trives andre steder. Han var et udpræget bymenneske og en selskabelig natur, der satte pris på en pibe tobak og et godt glas sammen med sine mange litterære kollegaer og venner.
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