Charles Lamb Flashcards

1
Q

Charles and Mary Lamb collaborated on a

A

children’s version of Shakespeare’s works

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2
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_____ _____ is the primary mood of Lamb’s essays

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Nostalgic daydreaming

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3
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Lamb decided to write under the name of _____ so that he would not embarrass his brother, an employee of the South Sea House

A

Elia

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4
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The major theme of “Old China” is the _____

A

superiority of the old days of youth and poverty

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5
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Wordsworth admired Lamb’s writing. He saw Lamb as a _____ _____and his essays a literary would similar to his own.

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kindred spirit

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