Charles Lamb, Elia and the London magazine
Subtitle: metropolitan muse
By: by Simon P. Hull
Series: The history of the book -- no. 5; History of the book (London, England) -- no. 5.
Publisher: Pickering & Chatto
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781851966677; 9781851966615
Subjects: Criticism; London magazine; Essays; LITERARY COLLECTIONS; History
Description: The inherent 'metropolitanism' of writing for a Romantic-era periodical is here explored through the Elia articles that Charles Lamb wrote for the London Magazine.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Acknowldgements; Notes on the Text; Introduction; 1. Consuming the Periodical Text; 2. Domesticating the Flaneur; 3. The Great Wen and the Rural Gothic; 4. U tility and Pity; 5. Lamb, Theatricality and the Fool; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index.