Podcasts about Charles Lamb

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Series: Signs & GloryTitle: Who is Jesus according to John?Scripture: John 1:19-34Matthew 3:1-12Malachi 4:4-5; Deut 18:18Bottom line: John the Baptist comes as the voice of one pointing others to Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. We receive this forgiveness when we repent and believe.INTRODUCTIONCONTEXTSERMON OUTLINECONCLUSIONNOTESOUTLINESQUESTIONS TO CONSIDER DISCUSSION QUESTIONSMAIN REFERENCES USEDMy opening prayer: Lord God, help us grow to be and do like Jesus, while abiding in him and leading others to do the same. INTRODUCTIONEven if you're not an NFL fan nor a Swifty, you've probably heard about the budding romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs). Swifties who never cared about football before this have become KC fans. And some NFL fans have been learning how to "Shake it off" as they learn Taylor Swifts latest songs. There's nothing wrong with being a fan of TK or TS. If you are, that makes you a "Groupie" of the one you are a fan of.However, there can become a point at which being a groupie is detrimental to your heart. It can lead you to sin.As a groupie of TK or TS, if you are consumed with the idea of getting a selfie with them so that you can show everybody that you were with the star, that can be an unhealthy place to be. Because you're making it all about you.In contrast, you could be a roadie. So TS has a crew that she pays but who gladly serve her behind the scenes so that her show comes off great and that she, as the star of her show, is easily seen and heard for her fans. They work tirelessly before, during and after the show for one purpose--to make much about the TS who is the star. The same can be said of all the trainers and support team for TK and the KC Chiefs. The players are the stars and the support crew is all about making the stars look good and be successful as a team. These folks are behind the scenes and embrace their role gladly. We as Christians believe that Jesus is worthy of all our worship. We believe that he is the Star of stars for all time. But do our lives look like that? Do we live gladly serving him behind the scenes making him look good while pointing others to him? Or do we want to be seen serving him or talking about him in such a way that others think we're great?If someone were to follow you around for a week, what would they conclude about you? Who would they think you think is the star in your life?John the Baptist is the best roadie I can find in Scripture. His whole life he lives in obscurity in the wilderness, preparing for over a decade for his brief public ministry. And what ministry is that? To make much of the Star, Jesus Messiah, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This is where John the Apostle will take us today.It had been 400 years since God had spoken through one of his prophets. (Malachi) God broke the silence through an Elijah-like prophet called John, later called John the Baptizer because he preached a message of repentance and at the invitation, if you repented, you immediately were baptized in the River Jordan. This was considered evidence of your sincere belief that you genuinely repented of your sins and that believed that God forgave you because of your faith. This got a lot of attention. Soon crowds formed to hear the preaching of this great prophet. What was provoking to the religious leaders in Jerusalem was the fact that he wasn't just baptizing Gentile converts to Judaism but Jews. They taught that as God's chosen people, they were already saved and settled in his kingdom. (Not that that is what the OT scriptures actually teach, but I digress)There were rules and regulations about how to do things like preach, baptize, etc. John was unsettling the leaders because he seemed ok ignoring those rules. And, because he was getting large crowds, they knew they needed to investigate further and see if they needed to take action. Thus the inquiry in the desert. CONTEXTThis series is called Signs & Glory. Zooming out, this book of the Bible by John the Apostle or Disciple is written that we might believe that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God and that by believing have life in his name. That's the point of this gospel account of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus the Christ.Zooming in further, we see this gospel account divided into 2 major sections. The first 12 chapters will show us the 7 signs of belief along with many others truths that illustrate and justify the teachings of Jesus. Chapters 13-20 will show us the glory of God on full display. We'll see the light, life and love of God through his divine AND human son, Jesus of Nazareth during the last week of his life.In John 1:19-2:12, the apostle John begins his gospel narrative like the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark & Luke) do: Beginning with John the Baptist. This chunk of scripture covers Jesus' first week of public ministry. It skips his actual baptism, though he implies it. It also skips his 40 days being tempted by Satan in the wilderness. John assumes his readers already know about this and, even if they don't, it's well covered in the synoptic gospels already. He's moving on so he can focus on the themes he feels led to focus on.6 of the 7 days are mentioned so we'll point those out along the way. Verse 19 is day 1 of his first week.The first 12 chapters of John are about the Signs of the Messiah. After that, John's focus is on the Glory of the Messiah. SERMON I. Who is John the Baptist & what's he about, according to John the Apostle? (1:19–28)II. What does J the B say about the Lamb of God, according to John the Apostle? (1:29–31)III. What does J the B say about of Jesus' Identity, according to John the Apostle? (1:32–34)CONCLUSION"In 1912, when the Titanic sank, a pastor named John Harper was aboard. As the ship went down, Harper ensured his young daughter was safely placed on a lifeboat but stayed behind to help others. Survivors later recounted how Harper swam from person to person in the freezing water, urging them to trust in Jesus. His final words to a man clinging to debris were, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved."-ChatGPT & GeminiBottom line: John the Baptist comes as the voice of one pointing others to Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. We receive this forgiveness when we repent and believe.What about you?Peter puts it all in perspective in his first sermon:““Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭36‬-‭39‬ ‭NIV‬‬How are you living today? Like a Jesus groupie or Jesus roadie?InvitationHow do we respond? Answer 2 questions:Take out a card or piece of paper right now. Write down the answer to these questions: What is God saying to me right now?What am I going to do about it? Write this down on a sheet of paper. What I hear you saying, Lord, is ___________________.[my name] is going to believe/do __________________________________________________ as a result.Finally, share this with your Home or Mission group this week when you gather as a testimony about what God is doing in your life. You don't have to get too specific to give him praise.Lord's Supper, 1 Cor 11:23-26 is good passage.Also, say something like, "Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again." (past, present, and future)PrayNOTESGroupies vs RoadiesDo you know the difference between a roadie and a groupie? If you're on tour with a rockstar and you are part of the crew that travels with the rockstar, that sets up before the rockstar gets there, that tears down after the concert is over, and that works all the things that have to happen behind the scenes like lights and sound, then you're the roadie. You're someone who exists to lift up the star and to make much about the star of the show. In contrast, a groupie is a person who buys a ticket and shows up an hour before the show and then does everything they can to try to get a picture with the star of the show. They want it to be about them as much as it is about the star. They are not around for setting up or tearing down. They are simply there to be seen with the star.John the Baptist is a roadie. He does not want to be seen with the star in the sense that he doesn't want to be in the in the limelight. He makes it very clear that he is not the star and that he's not even worthy to do the most menial task for the star Jesus. This is the posture that God calls all of his followers to have. It is what we see John the Baptist model as well.“Charles Lamb was once in a group of men who were discussing what they would do if certain great men suddenly appeared in their midst. When the name of Jesus was mentioned, Lamb remarked that if other great men appeared, they would all rise but that if Jesus appeared, they would all kneel. Men in every age have felt this reverence, showing that among all who have known him is the feeling that he is far more than a prophet.” -Edward W. Bauman in his book the Life and Teaching of Jesus, pp. 195-196OUTLINESOutline from Willmington's Outline Bible OUTLINE JOHN 1John begins his Gospel by talking about the deity of Christ, then describes the ministry of John the Baptist. Jesus is baptized and calls his first disciples.I. FACTS CONCERNING THE PREINCARNATE CHRIST (1:1-5)A. His relationship to the Father (1:1-2)1. Christ's eternality is declared (1:1a, 2): He already existed in the beginning.2. Christ's deity is declared (1:b): He is God.B. His relationship to the world (1:3-5)1. He is the sole creator (1:3): Nothing exists that he didn't make.2. He is light and life (1:4-5): His life gives light to everyone, and the darkness cannot extinguish it.II. FACTS CONCERNING THE INCARNATE CHRIST (1:6-51)A. The miracle (1:14): God became human and lived on earth among us.B. The mission (1:10-13): He came to save sinners.1. Some rejected him (1:10-11): The world and even the people in his own country did not understand him.2. Some received him (1:12-13): Those who believed him became children of God.C. The men (1:6-9, 15-51)1. Christ's faithful forerunner (1:6-9, 15-34)a. John the Baptist and the crowds (1:6-9, 15-18): John makes three key statements to the people.(1) He is to serve as a witness to Christ (1:6-9).(2) Christ is greater than John or Moses (1:15-17).b. John the Baptist and the critics (1:19-28): John speaks to the Pharisees who are sent to cross-examine him.(1) John says that he is not the Messiah (1:19-20).(2) John says that he is not Elijah (1:21).(3) John says that he has been sent to prepare the way for the Lord (1:22-28).c. John the Baptist and the Christ (1:29-34)(1) He introduces the Savior (1:29-31).(2) He baptizes the Savior (1:32-34).2. Christ's first five followers (1:35-51)a. Andrew and John the apostle (1:35-39)b. Peter (1:40-42)c. Philip (1:43)d. Nathanael (1:44-51)QUESTIONS TO CONSIDERWhat do I want them to know? Why do I want them to know it?What do I want them to do?Why do I want them to do it?How do they do this?DISCUSSION QUESTIONSDiscovery Bible Study process: https://www.dbsguide.org/Read the passage together.Retell the story in your own words.Discovery the storyWhat does this story tell me about God?What does this story tell me about people?If this is really true, what should I do?What is God saying to you right now? (Write this down)What are you going to do about it? (Write this down)Who am I going to tell about this?Find our sermons, podcasts, discussion questions and notes at https://www.gracetoday.net/podcastAlternate Discussion Questions (by Jeff Vanderstelt): Based on this passage:Who is God?What has he done/is he doing/is he going to do?Who am I? (In light of 1 & 2)What do I do? (In light of who I am)How do I do it?Final Questions (Write this down)What is God saying to you right now? What are you going to do about it?MAIN REFERENCES USED“John,” by R. Kent Hughes, Preaching the Word Commentary, Edited by Kent HughesExalting Jesus in John, by Matt Carter & Josh Wredberg“Look at the Book” by John Piper (LATB)“The Bible Knowledge Commentary” by Walvoord, Zuck (BKC)“The Bible Exposition Commentary” by Warren Wiersbe (BEC)Outline Bible, D Willmington (OB)Willmington's Bible Handbook, D Willmington (WBH)NIV Study Bible (NIVSB) https://www.biblica.com/resources/scholar-notes/niv-study-bible/Chronological Life Application Study Bible (NLT)ESV Study Bible (ESVSB) https://www.esv.orgThe Bible Project https://bibleproject.com“The Bible in One Year 2023 with Nicky Gumbel” bible reading plan on YouVersion app (BIOY)Claude.aiChatGPT 4.o

====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1=====================================================================VIRTUOSADevoción Matutina Para Mujeres 2024Narrado por: Sirley DelgadilloDesde: Bucaramanga, Colombia===================|| www.drministries.org ||===================30 DE DICIEMBRERESOLUCIONES DE AÑO NUEVO«No nos ha dado Dios espíritu de cobardía, sino de poder, de amor y de dominio propio» (2 Tim. 1: 7, LBLA).Ha llegado el día de hacer resoluciones de año nuevo. Y aquí estoy con la intención de ayudarte para que, esta vez, seas realista. Porque, seamos sinceras, ¿cuántas de las resoluciones que tomaste al final del año pasado lograste cumplir en este? Tal vez la reflexión de hoy te ayude a entender un poco mejor por qué no lo lograste y a ser más práctica en el futuro.Roy Baumeister llevó a cabo un estudio con dos grupos de personas elegidas al azar. Cada participante debía entrar a un cuarto y esperar que lo llamaran. En el cuarto del primer grupo había galletas recién horneadas, pero todos recibieron la instrucción de no tocarlas. En el cuarto del segundo grupo había remolachas, que tampoco debían comer. Tras la espera, todos iban pasando a una sala donde se les haría un examen escrito, que no era duro en cuanto al nivel de dificultad de las preguntas, pero sí en cuanto a su profundidad y extensión. El objetivo era ver qué grupo tenía más autodisciplina y perseverancia en la prueba, es decir, cuál contestaría mayor número de preguntas antes de rendirse (porque todos se rindieron sin terminarlo). El resultado fue apabullante en favor del grupo dos, el de las remolachas. ¿Por qué? Porque los otros habían ejercido mucha autodisciplina mientras esperaban para no comer las galletas, y llegaron al examen con muy poca capacidad restante de disciplina y perseverancia. Los otros, en cambio, no habían tenido ese desgaste.Sabiendo que nuestra perseverancia y autodisciplina tienen un límite, no hemos de emplearlas en cualquier cosa, pues agotaríamos en cuestiones tal vez superficiales un poder que mejor hemos de emplear en algo más esencial. Nuestras resoluciones no han de estar basadas en hacer o dejar de hacer cosas (lo superficial), sino en buscar cada día la Fuente de poder (lo esencial) que nos permita hacer lo difícil con la convicción de que es para nuestra salvación y la certeza de que él suple lo que nos falta. Unida a esa Fuente de poder, todo lo demás es automático; se convierte en rituales diarios llenos de sentido motivados por valores profundos.«De todos los sonidos de campana, el más solemne es el que suena en año viejo».* Porque al hacernos conscientes del paso del tiempo, nos recuerda nuestra necesidad de unirnos más a Dios."Todos debemos nacer de nuevo el primer día de enero". Henry Ward Beecher.* Frase de Charles Lamb. 

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[Part 2 of 2] The shocking conclusion to the story of 18-year-old Matthew Charles Lamb, the infamous Oak Ridge Experiment at Penetanguishene and one heartbroken author's quest for truth.The intention of this episode is to take a look back at a shocking crime in the context of a very different era of Canadian history.Recommended resources:Watching the Devil Dance: How a Spree killer Slipped through the Cracks of the Criminal Justice System 2020, Will ToffanF-Ward: Oak Ridge Mental Hospital documentary,1971, Director Heinz AvigdorPsychiatric treatment or torture? The Oak Ridge Experiment, documentary 2021, The Fifth Estate This month, Canadian True Crime has donated to the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime, who offer support, research and education to survivors, victims and their families.Full list of resources, information sources and credits:See the page for this episode at www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to a new season of Canadian True Crime![Part 1 of 2] The unbelievable story of 18-year-old Matthew Charles Lamb, who grabbed his uncle's shotgun and took to the streets of Windsor, Ontario in 1966. What happened next involves the infamous Oak Ridge Experiment at Penetanguishene, a global mercenary career cut short, and one heartbroken author's quest for truth.The intention of this episode is to take a look back at a shocking crime in the context of a very different era of Canadian history.Part 2 will be released in a week: September 16Listen ad-free and early: CTC premium feeds are available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts, Patreon and Supercast, giving you access 24 hours early without the ads. Please note: case-based episodes will always be available to all, we will never put them exclusively behind a paywall.This month, Canadian True Crime has donated to the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime, who offer support, research and education to survivors, victims and their families.Full list of resources, information sources and credits:See the page for this episode at www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles." Mt 5:41 NIVJesus said, "If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles." Roman soldiers were permitted to force a Jew to carry a burden a mile for them. They treated Jews as tools to be used. However, in those days, a Roman soldier was likely to be very young, a stranger in the city, poor, and deeply resented by the locals. So, what would you do in that situation? Jesus invites you to take the high road. When you carry someone's burden and finish the first mile, say, "You look tired. Can I help you some more? Can I carry your burden another mile?" Can you imagine doing that?But it's what you're called to do. Often when someone takes advantage of you, you want to think of them as unlikable instead of a real person with their own story. It's said that a friend offered to introduce English essayist Charles Lamb to a man whom Lamb had disliked for a long time. "Don't make me meet him," Lamb said. "I want to go on hating him, and I can't do that to a man I know."Understand this: You can give the gift of empathy. You can remember that the person you don't like is also a human being. You can put yourself in his place. You can take the time to imagine how he feels, what he has been through, and how life has treated him.When you do that, your problem becomes an opportunity to practice the Christ life. Isn't that what you want? Isn't that what you signed up for in the first place?Support the showChanging Lives | Building Strong Family | Impacting Our Community For Jesus Christ!

Join us this week as Dave and Jeff launch le paquebot onto the deep waters of pedagogical history, namely, H. I. Marrou's seminal work The History of Education in Antiquity. Written in 1956 by a very learned Frenchman, and translated into English by Charles Lamb, the work is a sweeping review, artfully written, of how education functioned from the very beginnings of Western civilization down to the end of antiquity in the fifth century A.D. With Marrou as guide, the guys begin to examine such pressing questions as, what's a proper definition of education, can Classical education exist today, and, will they succeed in escaping the book's Introduction before the clock runs down on the episode? Join us for the first in this multi-parter.

Today's poem is by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (/ˈkoʊlərɪdʒ/ KOH-lə-rij;[1] 21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834), an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He also shared volumes and collaborated with Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, and Charles Lloyd.He wrote the poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as well as the major prose work Biographia Literaria. His critical work, especially on William Shakespeare, was highly influential, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking cultures. Coleridge coined many familiar words and phrases, including "suspension of disbelief".[2] He had a major influence on Ralph Waldo Emersonand American transcendentalism.—Bio via Wikipedia Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

We got another interesting one for you today, dear listeners. Mathew Charles Lamb is one confusing ass dude. His life starts off going pretty crazy in one direction, then outta nowhere it goes bonkers in a completely unexpected new direction. It's like somebody writing their first novel and they have no clue what they want their protagonist to do, or what they want the setting or theme to be. But boy does he deliver on the violence. So enjoy!

In February 1848, a book auction took place in Astor House, No. 7, on the corner of Broadway and Vesey in lower Manhattan, New York. By all accounts, the books were shabby and books like them were discarded every day from private and public libraries: one observer described some of the books as “beyond a certain investure of raggedness and dilapidation, backs without covers, mutilated title pages, and missing colophons, on ordinary occasions.” Another observer writes, “They were so positively wretched that they really became fascinating in that very account—as your halfway beggars are despised by every body, while your thoroughgoing pestiferous, rag and filth accumulation sits to Murillo and the Masters.” Despite their ragged and pestiferous condition, these books drew the attention of booklovers throughout the United States. In some ways, the point was in the discontinuity between their deeper significance and their condition—and in the rare discernment of a true bibliomaniac which could see through to their real quality. The afterlife of this collection is, in part, the subject of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America (Yale UP, 2022), by today's guest, Denise Gigante. Denise is the Sadie Dernham Patek Professor in the Humanities. She is the author of the previous books, The Keats Brothers: The Life of John and George (Harvard UP, 2011), Life: Organic Form and Romanticism (Yale UP, 2009), Taste: A Literary History (Yale UP, 2005), and two anthologies: The Great Age of the English Essay (Yale UP, 2008) and Gusto: Essential Writings in Nineteenth-Century Gastronomy (Routledge, 2005). This book follows the sixty books in Charles Lamb's collection as they flowed through the hands of collectors and eventually became the foundation of modern collections such as the New York Public Library and the Boston Public Library. The dramatis personae of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America includes Robert Balmanno (1780-1861), the secretary of the American Shakespeare Society of New York; the actor and theater manager William Evans Burton (1804-1860); and Joseph Green Cogswell (1786-1871), the first superintendent of the Astor Library in New York. John Yargo is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Boston College. He earned a PhD in English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in the environmental humanities and early modern culture. In 2023, his dissertation won the J. Leeds Barroll Prize, given by the Shakespeare Association of America. His peer-reviewed articles have been published or are forthcoming in the Journal for Early Modern Culture Studies, Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In February 1848, a book auction took place in Astor House, No. 7, on the corner of Broadway and Vesey in lower Manhattan, New York. By all accounts, the books were shabby and books like them were discarded every day from private and public libraries: one observer described some of the books as “beyond a certain investure of raggedness and dilapidation, backs without covers, mutilated title pages, and missing colophons, on ordinary occasions.” Another observer writes, “They were so positively wretched that they really became fascinating in that very account—as your halfway beggars are despised by every body, while your thoroughgoing pestiferous, rag and filth accumulation sits to Murillo and the Masters.” Despite their ragged and pestiferous condition, these books drew the attention of booklovers throughout the United States. In some ways, the point was in the discontinuity between their deeper significance and their condition—and in the rare discernment of a true bibliomaniac which could see through to their real quality. The afterlife of this collection is, in part, the subject of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America (Yale UP, 2022), by today's guest, Denise Gigante. Denise is the Sadie Dernham Patek Professor in the Humanities. She is the author of the previous books, The Keats Brothers: The Life of John and George (Harvard UP, 2011), Life: Organic Form and Romanticism (Yale UP, 2009), Taste: A Literary History (Yale UP, 2005), and two anthologies: The Great Age of the English Essay (Yale UP, 2008) and Gusto: Essential Writings in Nineteenth-Century Gastronomy (Routledge, 2005). This book follows the sixty books in Charles Lamb's collection as they flowed through the hands of collectors and eventually became the foundation of modern collections such as the New York Public Library and the Boston Public Library. The dramatis personae of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America includes Robert Balmanno (1780-1861), the secretary of the American Shakespeare Society of New York; the actor and theater manager William Evans Burton (1804-1860); and Joseph Green Cogswell (1786-1871), the first superintendent of the Astor Library in New York. John Yargo is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Boston College. He earned a PhD in English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in the environmental humanities and early modern culture. In 2023, his dissertation won the J. Leeds Barroll Prize, given by the Shakespeare Association of America. His peer-reviewed articles have been published or are forthcoming in the Journal for Early Modern Culture Studies, Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In February 1848, a book auction took place in Astor House, No. 7, on the corner of Broadway and Vesey in lower Manhattan, New York. By all accounts, the books were shabby and books like them were discarded every day from private and public libraries: one observer described some of the books as “beyond a certain investure of raggedness and dilapidation, backs without covers, mutilated title pages, and missing colophons, on ordinary occasions.” Another observer writes, “They were so positively wretched that they really became fascinating in that very account—as your halfway beggars are despised by every body, while your thoroughgoing pestiferous, rag and filth accumulation sits to Murillo and the Masters.” Despite their ragged and pestiferous condition, these books drew the attention of booklovers throughout the United States. In some ways, the point was in the discontinuity between their deeper significance and their condition—and in the rare discernment of a true bibliomaniac which could see through to their real quality. The afterlife of this collection is, in part, the subject of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America (Yale UP, 2022), by today's guest, Denise Gigante. Denise is the Sadie Dernham Patek Professor in the Humanities. She is the author of the previous books, The Keats Brothers: The Life of John and George (Harvard UP, 2011), Life: Organic Form and Romanticism (Yale UP, 2009), Taste: A Literary History (Yale UP, 2005), and two anthologies: The Great Age of the English Essay (Yale UP, 2008) and Gusto: Essential Writings in Nineteenth-Century Gastronomy (Routledge, 2005). This book follows the sixty books in Charles Lamb's collection as they flowed through the hands of collectors and eventually became the foundation of modern collections such as the New York Public Library and the Boston Public Library. The dramatis personae of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America includes Robert Balmanno (1780-1861), the secretary of the American Shakespeare Society of New York; the actor and theater manager William Evans Burton (1804-1860); and Joseph Green Cogswell (1786-1871), the first superintendent of the Astor Library in New York. John Yargo is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Boston College. He earned a PhD in English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in the environmental humanities and early modern culture. In 2023, his dissertation won the J. Leeds Barroll Prize, given by the Shakespeare Association of America. His peer-reviewed articles have been published or are forthcoming in the Journal for Early Modern Culture Studies, Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

In February 1848, a book auction took place in Astor House, No. 7, on the corner of Broadway and Vesey in lower Manhattan, New York. By all accounts, the books were shabby and books like them were discarded every day from private and public libraries: one observer described some of the books as “beyond a certain investure of raggedness and dilapidation, backs without covers, mutilated title pages, and missing colophons, on ordinary occasions.” Another observer writes, “They were so positively wretched that they really became fascinating in that very account—as your halfway beggars are despised by every body, while your thoroughgoing pestiferous, rag and filth accumulation sits to Murillo and the Masters.” Despite their ragged and pestiferous condition, these books drew the attention of booklovers throughout the United States. In some ways, the point was in the discontinuity between their deeper significance and their condition—and in the rare discernment of a true bibliomaniac which could see through to their real quality. The afterlife of this collection is, in part, the subject of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America (Yale UP, 2022), by today's guest, Denise Gigante. Denise is the Sadie Dernham Patek Professor in the Humanities. She is the author of the previous books, The Keats Brothers: The Life of John and George (Harvard UP, 2011), Life: Organic Form and Romanticism (Yale UP, 2009), Taste: A Literary History (Yale UP, 2005), and two anthologies: The Great Age of the English Essay (Yale UP, 2008) and Gusto: Essential Writings in Nineteenth-Century Gastronomy (Routledge, 2005). This book follows the sixty books in Charles Lamb's collection as they flowed through the hands of collectors and eventually became the foundation of modern collections such as the New York Public Library and the Boston Public Library. The dramatis personae of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America includes Robert Balmanno (1780-1861), the secretary of the American Shakespeare Society of New York; the actor and theater manager William Evans Burton (1804-1860); and Joseph Green Cogswell (1786-1871), the first superintendent of the Astor Library in New York. John Yargo is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Boston College. He earned a PhD in English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in the environmental humanities and early modern culture. In 2023, his dissertation won the J. Leeds Barroll Prize, given by the Shakespeare Association of America. His peer-reviewed articles have been published or are forthcoming in the Journal for Early Modern Culture Studies, Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In February 1848, a book auction took place in Astor House, No. 7, on the corner of Broadway and Vesey in lower Manhattan, New York. By all accounts, the books were shabby and books like them were discarded every day from private and public libraries: one observer described some of the books as “beyond a certain investure of raggedness and dilapidation, backs without covers, mutilated title pages, and missing colophons, on ordinary occasions.” Another observer writes, “They were so positively wretched that they really became fascinating in that very account—as your halfway beggars are despised by every body, while your thoroughgoing pestiferous, rag and filth accumulation sits to Murillo and the Masters.” Despite their ragged and pestiferous condition, these books drew the attention of booklovers throughout the United States. In some ways, the point was in the discontinuity between their deeper significance and their condition—and in the rare discernment of a true bibliomaniac which could see through to their real quality. The afterlife of this collection is, in part, the subject of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America (Yale UP, 2022), by today's guest, Denise Gigante. Denise is the Sadie Dernham Patek Professor in the Humanities. She is the author of the previous books, The Keats Brothers: The Life of John and George (Harvard UP, 2011), Life: Organic Form and Romanticism (Yale UP, 2009), Taste: A Literary History (Yale UP, 2005), and two anthologies: The Great Age of the English Essay (Yale UP, 2008) and Gusto: Essential Writings in Nineteenth-Century Gastronomy (Routledge, 2005). This book follows the sixty books in Charles Lamb's collection as they flowed through the hands of collectors and eventually became the foundation of modern collections such as the New York Public Library and the Boston Public Library. The dramatis personae of Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America includes Robert Balmanno (1780-1861), the secretary of the American Shakespeare Society of New York; the actor and theater manager William Evans Burton (1804-1860); and Joseph Green Cogswell (1786-1871), the first superintendent of the Astor Library in New York. John Yargo is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Boston College. He earned a PhD in English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in the environmental humanities and early modern culture. In 2023, his dissertation won the J. Leeds Barroll Prize, given by the Shakespeare Association of America. His peer-reviewed articles have been published or are forthcoming in the Journal for Early Modern Culture Studies, Early Theatre, Studies in Philology, and Shakespeare Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

Essäisten odlar en experimentell onytta, som kräver en öppen livshållning stick i stäv med tidens krav. Vem vill ägna sig åt detta? Jo, alla du lyssnar på här i OBS. Dan Jönsson förklarar varför. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Essän publicerades ursprungligen 2019.Ni ska nu få höra en essä. En essä är en text, eller i detta fall en ljudfil som produceras för en kulturell offentlighet, där den som alla produkter utgör en vara på en marknad. Marknaden för just den här essän är visserligen ytterst begränsad; utbud och efterfrågan möts vid ett på förhand fastställt pris om 7150 kronor F-skatt, eller omräknat i vanlig lön när skatten är dragen drygt 3000 kronor. Omfånget på denna essä är i talad tid cirka nio minuter, eller mätt i text 7000 tecken, vilket motsvarar mellan tre och fyra ordinära boksidor. För detta resultat krävs i genomsnitt fyra till fem dagars arbete, bestående av läsande, funderande och skrivande. När essäprodukten avsatts på marknaden väntas den hålla sin upphovsman vid liv under ungefär lika lång tid som den tog att producera.Detta bara som en varudeklaration. När jag gick i högstadiet hade jag en klasskompis som brukade säga med glimten i ögat att när han blev vuxen skulle han bli tänkare. Han blev controller. Det är inte riktigt samma sak, men såvitt jag vet är han nöjd. Själv blev jag alltså essäist – det är inte riktigt samma sak det heller. Essä är ett franskt ord som betyder försök; en essäist är alltså en som försöker något. En försökare – men också en försöksperson, eftersom essäisten ofta använder sig själv och sitt eget liv som preparat i sina försök. Essäisten skiljer sig från tänkaren på en avgörande punkt: där tänkaren förväntas utöva sitt tänkande på ett sätt som kommer fram till något, som leder till en slutsats, så förblir essäisten fånge i det oavslutade. Mer exakt: det resultat som essäisten i sitt tänkande kommer fram till är just essän. Själva försöket.Med andra ord: som essäist blir man aldrig nöjd. Aldrig färdig; varje essä är ett misslyckande som måste följas av ett nytt försök. Som Samuel Beckett skrev: ”Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Det är därför inte underligt om essäistiken i allmänhet ses som en onyttig, rentav onödig sysselsättning – inte bara för att den alltså knappt utgör mer än en krusning på bruttonationalproduktens yta (den bidrar som sagt nätt och jämt till att hålla sin upphovsman vid liv, vad det nu ska vara bra för), men framför allt för att den verkar förutsätta en onyttig livsstil, en antiekonomisk, närmast antisocial letargi och tillbakadragenhet som går stick i stäv med tidens krav. Och medan tänkaren eller matematikern kan rättfärdiga sin tillbakadragenhet och sin skenbara overksamhet med de uppnådda eller bara förväntade resultaten, så har essäisten ingen motsvarande moralisk legitimitet att visa upp.Men därmed finns heller inga förpliktelser. Just denna öppna livshållning, denna experimentella onytta är det som essäisten odlar. När litteraturforskaren Emma Eldelin ska hitta en titel till sin inspirerande bok om essägenren plockar hon upp ett originellt citat av Cora Sandel: ”att slå dank med virtuositet”. Precis: det handlar alltså inte om någon loj och allmänt sorglös overksamhet, utan om en koncentrerad form av sysslolöshet där det att göra ingenting skapar utrymme för en viss självmedveten uppmärksamhet. Michel de Montaigne, den franske renässansförfattaren som på 1500-talet myntade själva begreppet essä, kan fortfarande stå som modell för denna livsfilosofi. Vid 38 års ålder lämnade han en hektisk ämbetsmannakarriär och drog sig tillbaka till sitt slott där han tillbringade resten av livet i sitt tornbibliotek, sysselsatt med ingenting utom författandet av de öppna, reflekterande texter som han kallade sina ”Försök”. Sina ”Essais”.I oavkortad utgåva fyller Montaignes essäer tre tjocka volymer, och i en av de första skriver han ”Om sysslolöshet”: hur han från början haft avsikten att låta den vara sitt eget ändamål – tanken med att dra sig tillbaka var att låta själen ”stanna upp och vila i sig själv” – men hur han efter en tid märker hur den börjar plågas av rastlöshet: ”att den tvärtom beter sig som en förrymd häst och/…/framföder åt mig så många chimärer och inbillade monster, de ena efter de andra, utan sammanhang och utan mening, att jag för att i lugn och ro begrunda deras fånighet och besynnerlighet har börjat föra bok över dem, med en förhoppning om att med tiden få själen att själv skämmas över dem.”Montaignes idé var alltså inte att dra sig tillbaka för att skriva. Tvärtom, hans skrivande – och med det, kan man säga, hela den litterära essägenren – uppstår ur ett misslyckande, ur den rastlöshet och de fantasier som infinner sig i ensamheten och sysslolösheten, och som skrivandet försöker besvärja och bringa under kontroll. Den engelska essäisten Jenny Diski plockar upp tankegången i sin bok ”Den motvilliga resenären”, som i original just har den mycket montaigneska titeln ”On Trying to Keep Still”, ”Om att försöka hålla sig i stillhet”. Jenny Diski beskriver ett försök att dra sig tillbaka till en enslig stuga i norra England, där lugnet snart rubbas av olika neurotiska tvångsföreställningar: varför har hon tagit sig ut i naturen om hon ändå bara ska sitta inomhus och uggla? Borde hon inte åtminstone ta en promenad ibland? Det hela utmynnar i en essäbok, som bland annat skildrar en resa till Nya Zeeland. Ännu ett misslyckande, alltså.Och förstås: samtidigt inte. För både Montaigne och Diski är essän någonting som uppstår ur en havererad ordning, en förlorad kontroll. Den kraft som då visar sig är en subversiv kraft. Den amerikanske litteraturhistorikern John Snyder har talat om essäns ursprungsgest som en akt av frigörelse. Att dra sig tillbaka från det sociala livet är inte bara en rörelse bort från världen – det är också ett sätt att skapa distans till makten, en passiv motståndshandling som essän blir det logiska uttrycket för, med sin frihet från genrekonventioner och nyttoförpliktelser. Essän som livshållning ställer sig på ett demonstrativt sätt i motsättning till det rådande ekonomiska systemet med dess påbud om lönearbete, konsumtion och ekonomisk tillväxt. Kanske är den det närmaste man idag kan komma det ideal som Karl Marx beskrev när han försökte föreställa sig livet i det framtida kommunistiska samhället, där människan skulle kunna ”jaga på morgonen, fiska på eftermiddagen, valla boskap på kvällen och skriva kritik efter kvällsmaten”.En utopi, javisst. Historiskt får man konstatera att essäistiken har varit de förmögnas tidsfördriv. Många av de författare som ingår i dess kanon – som Cicero, Montaigne och Virginia Woolf – har varit ekonomiskt oberoende. Andra har fått ägna sig åt essäistiken på lediga stunder; engelsmannen Charles Lamb, exempelvis, försörjde sig hela sitt liv som bokhållare. Controller, skulle det väl heta idag. Om det på dagens marknad för essäprodukter finns något utrymme för fackliga frågor är väl tveksamt, men för den som idag vill ta den essäistiska utopin på allvar går det helt enkelt inte att komma runt idén om en allmän basinkomst. Som Paul Lafargue skrev i ”Rätten till lättja” måste den arbetande människans frigörelse ytterst vara en fråga om att få rätt till den subversivt produktiva overksamhet som är ”konstens och de ädla dygdernas moder”. Essäister i alla länder: försök!Dan Jönsson, essäistLitteraturEmma Eldelin: Att slå dank med virtuositet – reträtten, sysslolösheten och essän. Ellerströms, 2018.

About The GuestMark Signorelli currently serves as Headmaster at Lumen Gentium Academy, a classical Catholic high school located in Boonton, NJ.  Prior to occupying this position, he was the Director for a Classical Studies program within the Chesterton Network of Schools.  In addition to over twenty years of experience as an educator, Mark has also written extensively for a wide variety of journals, including the Imaginative Conservative, Arion, Modern Age, Public Discourse, the University Bookman, and Front Porch Republic.  He currently writes at his own site, The Classical Corner, and has authored several books. Show NotesPart 1: As a master teacher, Mark brings years of experience to us about what classical writing ought to look like. Reflecting on a few of his substack essays, we explores many of his ideas and how he incorporates them into his teaching approach. In this episode, Mark unpacks what our goals are for teaching students to write while taking us back to the classical tradition of teaching excellent composition.  He also gives evidence that traditional classical writing instruction actually better prepares students for the College Board exams! Some questions and topics we cover in this episode: What is the purpose of writing? Is it simply to help student prepare for college or is there something more? How do want our students to think?  How classical writing builds authentic confidence in students What texts to use to help students learn how to write well How does a research paper approach differ from the classical rhetorical approach to writing? Part 2: Mark discusses poetry!  His experience is that students find great joy in poetry and it awakens their sense of play. It helps them develop style and voice in writing. This is a fun discussion that you will not want to miss! Resources and Books & Mentioned In This EpisodeThe Classical Corner with Mark Signorelli (Mark's Substack)Down with the Research Paper by Mark SignorelliPoetry as a Form of Life by Mark SignorelliSome Principles for a Classical Writing Program by Mark SignorelliCicero: Rhetorica ad HerenniumQuintillianThe Art of Rhetoric by AristotleCategories by AristotleShakespear SonnetsPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardThe Writer's Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing by Greg RoperThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Feynman"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy CollinsDana Gioia poetryNew Science by Giambattista Vico Mark TwainGeorge MacDonaldTolkienMontaigneFriedrich Schiller's Play DriveNotes Toward A New Rhetoric by Francis ChristensenJohn Witherspoon William WordsworthFrom Plato to Postmodernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author by Professor Louis MarkosA Generative Rhetoric of the Sentence by Francis ChristensenTales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb and Mary LambAesop's Fables by AesopNorms and Nobility by David HicksEssays by Michel de MontaigneLectures on Rhetoric and belles lettres by Hugh Blair__________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ https://www.classicaleducationpodcast.com/supportOUR MISSIONWe exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We desire to bridge a large gap that currently exists between most classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools.Immersing both parents and teachers into the beauty of good teaching is paramount to our goals! Our formative sessions are designed to be LIVE so that you can experience classical education through participating and doing. This is what is expected in classical education. In order to mentor you well, we invite you to participate for a full classical experience. Our online sessions assume modeling, imitation, and meaningful conversation as the basis of experiencing good teaching.OUR SERVICESIf you like our podcast, you will love our online sessions! We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/_________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2023 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

Charles Lamb: A Memoir

The Adventures of Ulysses

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The camp celebrates Greek Orthodox Easter! But as usual, things get a little unorthodox when Frank has religious complaints about the holiday and Radar has a vegetarian awakening. Greek Expeditionary Forces (GEF) https://www.mpva.go.kr/english/contents.do?key=1307https://www.mfa.gr/missionsabroad/en/republic-of-korea-en/bilateral-relations/monuments-in-the-republic-of-korea-commemorating-the-participation-of-the-greek-expeditionary-corps-in-the-korean-war.htmlhttps://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816060375https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Expeditionary_Force_(Korea)Titos Vandis https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/464181686/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888937/Theodore “Teddy” Eccles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Eccleshttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248334/Music credit: “Feel Good Rock” by Jason Shaw, https://audionautix.com/ Contact the show: mashmouthpod@gmail.comSocials: @valiantlyoffbalance on Instagram @OfficialVOB on Twitter @mashmouthpod on Instagram @EthanWasCool on Instagram and Twitter @unvanesscessary on Instagram

What's wrong with being a little weird? I am fortunate in my career to meet new people every week through the work that I do and let me tell you, I definitely get a chance to see a good cross-section of humanity. Who do I remember the most? The ones who are, shall I say, a little off kilter. Who experience the world just a little bit (and sometimes a lot) differently than those in the center of the normal curve of distribution. To answer my own question, there's nothing wrong with being a little weird; in fact, we should celebrate weirdness. I know that my guest today, Eric G. Wilson agrees with me. After all, he wrote a book on how to be weird! Meet Eric Wilson Eric is the Thomas H. Pritchard Professor of English at Wake Forest University, where he teaches creative writing and British Romantic poetry. He is author of Against Happiness, Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck, and Dream-Child: A life of Charles Lamb. He recently joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about his career and latest book, How to Be Weird: An Off-Kilter Guide to Living a One-of-a-Kind Life. Key Topics: How advice from a therapist encouraged Eric to change his goals as a parent. How Bill Murray changed his life. How he was able to pivot from academic writing to more creative writing. Why it's important to let our inner weirdness out. Exercises for enhancing our creativity. Buy How to Be Weird: An Off-Kilter Guide to Living a One-of-a-Kind Life Amazon: https://amzn.to/3V0fZxz Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9780143136576 Connect with Eric Website: http://www.ericgwilson.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericgwilson777/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eric.g.wilson.3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericgwilson Connect with Mike Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/ If you like this episode, please share it with a friend. If you have not done so already, please rate and review Uncorking a Story on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Daily Quote When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work. (George Bernard Shaw) Poem of the Day 活在这珍贵的人间 海子 Beauty of Words The Old and the New Schoolmaster Charles Lamb

In this episode I talk to Jay Hale from from JHale guitars and one of his best customers Charles Lamb. jhaleguitars website jhaleguitars twitter JayHale Youtube Channel   Check out the video of the interview here.   If you are enjoying the podcasts and would like to donate to the show where you will receive a thank you on the podcast please click the donate now button. Every little donation helps with keeping the podcast going to bring you great guests and interviews. DONATE NOW   If you are interested in hearing my playing click Roach & Weyden album   Thank you to my sponsors: Arnaud Krakowka Custom Guitar Picks Yousician   To download my online guitar course and all other contacts visit my website:  https://becomeaguitaristtoday.com  

Daily Quote 婚姻是一座围城，城外的人想进去，城里的人想出来。（钱钟书） Poem of the Day Song of a Man Who Has Come Through By D.H. Lawrence Beauty of Words Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading Charles Lamb

Daily Quote Don't forget until too late that the business of life is not business but living. (Bertie Charles Forbes) Poem of the Day 清平乐·闲居书付儿辈 陈继儒 Beauty of Words Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading Charles Lamb

The Adventures of Ulysses by Charles Lamb audiobook. Lamb used Homer's Odyssey as the basis for the re-telling of the story of Ulysses's journey back from Troy to his own kingdom of Ithaca. Not a direct translation and deemed modern in its time, Lamb states in the preface that, "I have gained a rapidity to the narration which I hope will make it more attractive and give it more the air of a romance to young readers".

Mathew Charles "Matt" Lamb was a Canadian spree killer who, in 1967, avoided Canada's then-mandatory death penalty for capital murder by being found not guilty by reason of insanity. His life takes a turn that I definitely didn't see coming. Listen through to learn more.

This week on The Open Door (May 4th), we discuss retirement and redirection and making one's heart sing! Our welcome and returning guest is Mrs. Leslie Shaw Klinger, OP. Leslie is a life-professed member of the Blessed Fra Angelico Chapter of Lay Dominicans, has retired from one career as a government civil servant where she held a variety of Administrative positions and is about to retire as the Assistant to the Faith Formation Director of a large Catholic parish in the Central Valley of California. A lover of Scotties, the SF Giants, Golden State Warriors, and a Forty-Niner Faithful since 1955, Leslie has a unique perspective on retirement and Faith. As always, please feel free to suggest others!1. Leslie, if we may, you have now retired twice. What's the difference this time? Will it “stick”?2. Some argue (for example, an 83 year old pastor we know) that retirement isn't a Biblical concept. How would you answer him?3. Be honest: are you “busier” now than you were before you retired?4. Some people say that they have redirected rather than retired. Are you one of them?5. Could you tell us about some of your main activities these days? 6. What does it mean to be a lay Dominican?7. Your work mentoring men and women struggling with sobriety has made you a very early riser. What's involved in your service?8. Are you still a political activist?9. Care to put in a plug for the American Solidarity Party?10. We're betting that you are familiar with Charles Lamb's classic “The Superannuated Man.” Suppose AARP wanted you to review it. What points would you make?

In this episode I talk to Phoenix Van Der Weyden and Charles Lamb from the FTR Project about their new project, songwriting plus lots more. Facebook page Youtube interview   Thank you to my sponsors: Arnaud Krakowka Custom Guitar Picks   To download my online guitar course and all other contacts visit my website:  https://becomeaguitaristtoday.com  

Join Hazel Baker as she talks with Dr Gillian Williamson as they discuss what it was like to be a landlady in Georgian London and how our view of them may be warped by those who held a pen. Find out why Mary and Charles Lamb were outraged when they received an unexpected bill from their landlady and who would have been the worst lodger to have in your home. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/londonguidedwalks/message

EPISODE #333-- We're getting real classy this week and buddy up with Shakespeare's premier drunken buffoon. We talk CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (1965) (AKA FALSTAFF) and also THE FRENCH DISPATCH (2021) and THE LONG DARK (2017). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag (http://www.juliustanag.com) and Sef Joosten (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!

"The reluctant pangs of abdicating royalty in 'Edward' furnished hints which Shakespeare scarcely improved in his 'Richard the Second,' and the death scene of Marlowe's King moves to pity and terror." -CHARLES LAMB. (Volume 46, Harvard Classics) Christopher Marlowe born Feb. 6, 1564.  

Welcome to OTTplay Lost and Found , one podcast that gives you all the info on lesser-known but critically acclaimed films. I'm your host Nikhil.Today's episode is all about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. This Mike Newell directorial is set in the idyllic English town of Guernsey, in the final years of World War II and the consequent few years. During the German occupation of Guernsey, the inhabitants of the town were stripped off their daily professions and forced to take up livelihoods dictated by the SS army. Hence pig farmers were now forced to cultivate potatoes in their fields. In such dire circumstances, food was scarce and entertainment nil. That is when a few from the town decided to hold a covert dinner of roasted pig (the single animal which was hidden from the watchful eyes of the Germans). Hence Dawsey Adams, Amelia Maugery, Isola Pribbey, Eben Ramsey, along with Elizabeth (whose idea it was to hold the dinner) get together and have a wonderful night of laughter and memories. On   their way back home, they are intercepted by soldiers, who enquire about their whereabouts. They quickly string up these unlikely words (mostly based on the dishes served during the potluck dinner) and claim they are part of a reading club. They soon get registered and hold forced meetings with a German soldier presiding over them. But soon, they bond on literature, Charles Lamb becoming a favorite. Once the War is over, Dawsey reaches out to the author Juliet Ashton, who writes under the pen-name of Izzy Bickerstaff, as Juliet's book on Lamb's essays was the copy that the group lay their hands on. Juliet, who lost her parents in the war, now disguises as Izzy, a free-spirited rebel least affected by the war. Her books are popular and sell well. Yet, Juliet feels hollow inside. With Dawsey's letter, she sees a new ray of hope and decides to make the journey to Guernsey and discover the goings-on of this unique society. The film unravels the story of two unlikely people falling in love despite their circumstances, all stitched beautifully by their mutual adoration for literature. So, if you've ever been moved by a lilting song, an evocative prose or a compelling poem, this film is the perfect fit for you. If you haven't watched this yet then do so, it's streaming exclusively on Netflix.Well that's the OTTplay Lost and Found episode for today , I shall be back soon with a new podcast until then it's your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poocho

Dark Side of the Library #37: Dark Non-Fiction Books Coming Out January 2022 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   Aleister Crowley in England: The Return of the Great Beast by Tobias Churton  (Author)  – January 11, 2022 https://amzn.to/3zNVgE5   Dream-Child: A Life of Charles Lamb https://amzn.to/3GVyNHt   The Science of Life and Death in "Frankenstein"  by Sharon Ruston – January 13, 2022 https://amzn.to/3GYbu01   Gothic Metaphysics: From Alchemy to the Anthropocene (Gothic Literary Studies) by Jodey Castricano (Author) – January 1, 2022 https://amzn.to/3F8xzbs   Pain and the Aesthetics of US Literary Realism https://amzn.to/3rAdRQf   Resident Evil: Of Zombies and Men by Nicolas Courcier (Author), Mehdi El Kanafi (Author), Bruno Provezza (Author) – January 15, 2022 https://amzn.to/3t8b3ML Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation by Christopher Kemp  (Author)  – January 25, 2022 https://amzn.to/3t8caMr

Episode 202: Mathew Charles Lamb was a troubled and disturbed youngster. He was born in Windsor, Ontario, unwanted, to a teenage mother and bounced from one relative's home to another, never having close relationships with any of them. To him they were merely his keepers. The rules they laid out for him to follow were bothersome to him. Young Matt was incorrigible. He became violent early on, many of the other kids in his family and in the neighbourhood were terrified of him. After a number of run ins with local police and several violent incidents involving firearms, one including a shootout with police, Mathew Lamb was jailed  in the Kingston Pen for the first time — he was just 16. At 18 years old, only days after an early release, Mathew Charles Lamb, went on a shooting spree in Windsor, killing two strangers and wounding two more. Sources: City Of Windsor Canada's Most Dangerous Places 2020 - Macleans.ca The Windsor Star - Google News Archive Search Mathew Charles Lamb | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Read Watching the Devil Dance Online by William Toffan | Books Mathew Charles Lamb - Wikipedia House of Commons Debates, 30th Parliament, 2nd … - Canadian Parliamentary Historical Resources New Book Documents Canada's First Spree Killer and Windsor Native Matthew Lamb | 519 Magazine Book - The Psychopath Test About: Mathew Charles Lamb   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Capital punishment is complicated! We know God gives governments the authority to use the sword. We also know God cherishes life. And there are practical considerations, too. What about wrongful convictions? What about the taxpayer burden of funding life sentences in prison? What should we make of it all? In this episode, Rev. Dr. Charles Lamb, former executive director of Lutherans for Life, helps us make sense of what the Bible really says about capital punishment and what it means to see this issue through a gospel-motivated and life-affirming lens.Access accompanying slides here.

Psalm 14, Mark 1.1-5, Matthew 19.13-15 Suffer Little Children, And Forbid Them Not, To Come Unto Me by Charles Lamb

Introductory note on Charles Lamb (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)

Charles Lamb, favorite essayist, thought that no stage could do justice to Shakespeare's tragedies. He advocated reading the plays, and with the imagination costuming the players and building the gorgeous scenery in a way equaled by no scene painter or costumer. (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)

Rowan Ricardo Phillips on his selection: The poem "This Lime-tree Bower my Prison'' was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the summer of 1797. He had been set to journey the Quantocks with a group of friends but burned his foot in an accident and thus was left behind, under a lime tree in the garden of a friend's home, while others––including William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, Charles Lamb (to whom the poem is addressed)––embarked on the anticipated journey without him. Coleridge's poem nevertheless travels with them ("Beneath the wide wide Heaven") and in doing so makes something from nothing, pleasure from pain, and love from loneliness. I love the poem's own subtle journey from day to night unbowed by the encroaching dark. In light of recent times, Coleridge's dream of social connection from his position of isolation feels fitting and is a beautiful example of poetry's unique imaginative power. “This Lime-tree Bower my Prison,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Music: "Shift of Currents" by Blue Dot Sessions // CC BY-NC 2.0

The pudding is a dish very difficult to be described, because of the several sorts there are of it: flour, milk, eggs, butter, sugar, suet, marrow, raising, etc are the most common ingredients...They make them fifty several ways: BLESSED BE HE THAT INVENTED PUDDING for it is a manna that hits the palates of all sorts of people... Ah what an excellent thing is an English pudding!' - Henry Misson "Misson's Memoirs and Observations in His Travels Over England"All puddings started their lives as meat puddings. Mostly sausage-like concoctions similar black pudding. Even when we started wrapping food stuffs in cloth, and boiling them, they were heavy on meat, and some fruit and spices and even some sugar. How, from this we went to the Yorkshire pudding? A good question!A kind of early boiled pudding called thryon is described by the ancient Greek grammarian and gastronome Pollux: lard, brains, eggs and cream cheese were beaten together, the mixture was wrapped in fig leaves (in the same way as puddings were tied in a cloth later) and boiled in chicken or kid broth, then untied and given a final cooking in boiling honey. (Julius Pollux was a Greek scholar and rhetorician from Naucratis*, Ancient Egypt. Emperor Commodus appointed him a professor-chair of rhetoric in Athens at the Academy — on account of his melodious voice, or at least that's what we know according to Philostratus' Lives of the Sophists. Pollux Died in 238 AD in Athens.) Praise of course for cooking over fire! Any cooking; meat, vegetables, stews soups for that matter! Amazing skills from people who (still) do it! Plus my recipe for Yorkshire puddings! Tasty fluffy morsels of deliciousness! Heh...! Hope you're going to make them!It's been a while as I was very busy ...I had it all written down, but never had the chance to go to the studio and record it. So I decided to record this in my bedroom and in a hurry so apologies for the drop in audio quality of my recorded voice!Thanks to Sebastien Froment for lending me his French voice and accent to record as the French 17th century traveller Henri Misson. (From "Misson's Memoirs and Observations in His Travels Over England")Charles Lamb essay is from this little gem of a book : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dissertation-Upon-Roast-Other-Essays-ebook/dp/B004V2WR22 (Finally a credible explanation on how humankind started cooking over fire! Only kidding, I love the Chinese myth though!)I've tried my best to read the Yorkshire saying “Them ‘at eats t'most pudding gets t'most meat” without trying to pretend I'm from Yorkshire!I appreciate it might sound wrong when i say "batter" it might sound like "butter" but for the purpose of this episode, mostly when I say "batter" I mean "batter" ie flour and liquid mix that needs cooking and not the dairy product! Ha!Another point I thought might bring confusion is "Medieval Tansie" so what's that? Tansy is an edible flower/herb/plant whom the name can be traced back to the Latin athanasia, or immortality, from the Greek athanatos, meaning deathless, perhaps because the herb has been used to preserve bodies.Tansy was used to flavour puddings, cakes, and eggs, and gave its name to a pancake flavoured with bitter herbs known as a “tansie,” which was traditionally eaten in spring and associated with Easter. (One sixteenth-century authority noted that tansy was beneficial in purging the body of the excessive phlegm engendered by a Lenten diet of fish.)Tansy was more often added to sweet than savoury dishes, although it is the flavouring agent in a traditional Irish blood pudding known as drisheen. Alan Davidson, in The Oxford Companion to Food, speculates that the amount of tansy used was relatively small, given its strong taste.Some hopefully illuminating photos can be found here:http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/T/Tansy/Tansy.htm As always music is kindly composed & provided by Pavlos Kapralos:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgAonk4-uVhXXjKSF-Nz1A Expect the opening and closing theme tune, which is "Waltz Detunee" performed, recorded and mixed by Cloudcub: https://cloudcub.bandcamp.com/album/down-memory-lane-ep Maltby & Greek link, for your 15% off of your next purchase please go here: maltbyandgreek.com/deliciousMany thanks and Happy listening!Thom & The Delicious LegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mathew Charles Lamb was Canada's first spree shooter. He was found insane and locked up in a psych ward. He was then dosed with acid, deemed sane, and went off to fight and die in Rhodesia. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Hamlet, prince of Denmark. Shakespeare's play was last presented on the Genesius Guild stage in Lincoln Park in the summer of 2019. For today's presentation, you will hear the story of the play along with excerpts from the play. Tales from Shakespeare: In the early 19thcentury, the Romantic poet Charles Lamb and his sister Mary embarked on an enterprise to retell the stories of Shakespeare's best-loved plays for a children's audience. Charles took the tragedies, and Mary took the comedies, and together they produced a best-selling reinterpretation of the Bard's works, Tales from Shakespeare, that achieved the status of classics in their own right. They were meant to be introductions to the study of the plays themselves: As the Lambs wrote in a preface on the subject of the benefits their own retelling, but much more so the plays themselves, would provide: "What these Tales shall have been to the young readers, that and much more it is the writers' wish that the true Plays of Shakespeare may prove to them in older years—enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thoughts, a lesson of all sweet and honorable thoughts and actions, to teach courtesy, benignity, generosity, humanity: for of examples, teaching these virtues, his pages are full." Now, here's a challenge: Given the Lambs' intention to retell the stories for an audience of children, can you detect any ways this has possibly affected the storyline of the play or the presentation of the characters? Today we present to you "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark," in the Lambs' retelling, narrated by Dee Canfield; and interspersed with the Lambs' text, excerpts from Shakespeare's original play, performed by actors from the Genesius Guild's 2019 production of Hamlet. Credits: Narrator (reader of Lamb) - Dee Canfield Hamlet - Andrew Bruning Ghost - Mischa Hooker Ophelia - Sarah Willie Claudius - Phillip Dunbridge Director / Organizer / Sound Editor - Mischa Hooker Transition music: John Dowland, "Flow, My Tears," performed by Jon Sayles [jsayles.com] Theme music: Chopin, Waltz in A flat Major, Opus 69, number 1, performed by Olga Gurevich.

Daily Quote All the bright precious things fade so fast…and they don't come back. (The Great Gatsby) Poem of the Day 祈祷 余光中 Beauty of Words Dream Children Charles Lamb

Daily Quote Those who can not do trivial things can not accomplish great things. (Lomonosov) Poem of the Day A Prayer in Spring Robert Frost Beauty of Words Dream Children (1) Charles Lamb

Mary and Charles Lamb were a brother and sister team who spent decades both in and out of private psych hospitals AND making their mark on the 19th century British literary scene. www.patreon.com/allmadpodcast

"The reluctant pangs of abdicating royalty in 'Edward' furnished hints which Shakespeare scarcely improved in his 'Richard the Second,' and the death scene of Marlowe's King moves to pity and terror." -CHARLES LAMB. (Volume 46, Harvard Classics)Christopher Marlowe born Feb. 6, 1564.

In our first episode our guest scholar Dr. Emily Grover discusses precursors to Austen's novels, the fraught history of female authors and readers, and the dangers of falling too deep into fiction. Bibliography Anne Radcliffe. The Mysteries of Udolpho, Project Gutenberg. Charles Lamb, and Mary Lamb. The Works Of Charles and Mary Lamb, Miscellaneous Prose, Project Gutenberg. Charlotte Lennox. The Female Quixote, Project Gutenberg. Marta Kvande and Emily Gilliland Grover. “The Mediation Is the Message: Charles Johnstone's Chrysal (1760).” Eighteenth-Century Fiction, vol. 32, no. 4, June 2020, pp. 535–57. doi:10.3138/ecf.32.4.535.

Introductory note on Charles Lamb (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)

Charles Lamb, favorite essayist, thought that no stage could do justice to Shakespeare's tragedies. He advocated reading the plays, and with the imagination costuming the players and building the gorgeous scenery in a way equaled by no scene painter or costumer. (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)

Charles Lamb is a skateboarder from Staten Island, New York who skated for/managed the original Supreme New York shop on Lafayette street. He came up in a time period when Lafayette St. was desolate and legends like Harold Hunter were around. We speak on his move to SF, where he is at now, early downtown days, someone trying to steal from Supreme when he worked there, his youth in the downtown scene, and more.

Dr Felicity James, author of Charles Lamb, Coleridge and Wordsworth: Reading Friendship in the 1790s and current custodian of Charles’s writing chair, introduces the Slightly Foxed editors to siblings at the heart of a literary circle. In their Tales from Shakespeare, gentle-hearted drunken-dog Charles wrote the tragedies and Mary, often chided for laughing, the comedies, and together they penned letters using different coloured inks. From a murder in the home and time in private asylums to conversations with Coleridge at the pub, dissertations on roast pig and salons in their London lodgings, we explore the lives of the Lambs and their friendships through books. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 43 minutes; 43 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:jess@foxedquarterly.com) with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - An Englishman’s Commonplace Book (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/an-englishmans-commonplace-book/) , Roger Hudson (2:03) - Charles Lamb, Coleridge and Wordsworth: Reading Friendship in the 1790s, Felicity James is out of print (2:44) - There have been two editions of the Lambs’ letters: The Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb, ed. Edwin W. Marrs, Jr., 3 vols. [which go up to 1817], Cornell University Press, 1975, and The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, ed. E. V. Lucas, 3 vols., Dent, 1935. Sadly neither is still in print. - Tales from Shakespeare (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/charles-and-mary-lamb-tales-from-shakespeare) , Charles and Mary Lamb (14:33) - Mrs Leicester’s School and Poetry for Children, Charles and Mary Lamb are out of print (14:44) - Essays of Elia, Charles Lamb is out of print (16:46) - A Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb, Sarah Burton is out of print - The Mirror and the Light (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hilary-mantel-the-mirror-and-the-light) , Hilary Mantel (39:12) - Ghost Wall (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/sarah-moss-ghost-wall/) , Sarah Moss (41:00) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - Streets, Streets, Streets (https://foxedquarterly.com/felicity-james-the-letters-of-charles-and-mary-lamb-literary-review/) , Felicity James on the letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, Issue 65 - A Delight in Digression (https://foxedquarterly.com/charles-lamb-essays-of-elia-literary-review/) , David Spiller on Essays of Elia, Issue 64 (16:46) Other Links  - The Charles Lamb Society (http://www.charleslambsociety.com/) (36:28)  Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

A poet is a person who creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be a writer of poetry, or may perform their art to an audience. English essayist and poet Charles Lamb (1775 - 1834) named Edmund Spenser the "poet's poet" for his unique innovations in poetry. While scholars often begin English literature with Chaucer, Edmund Spenser advanced English poetry in a way that influenced and inspired later poets of various national identities. In this episode Uchechukwu Ajuzieogu interacts with a modern day poet -Sizah Amah on the holistic venue of Poetry and the effect of it's course. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/1on1/support

“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.” ― Charles Lamb, The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb

TIME FOR EVERYTHING: In 1825, the great English essayist Charles Lamb wrote about his unexpected retirement and his struggles adapting to his sudden overabundance of time. In some ways, this could not be more relevant right now. Mentioned in this episode: Romantic Poets; John Keats; Percy Bysshe Shelley; William Wordsworth; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Lamb's "The Superannuated Man"; East India Company; office life; drudgery; desk job; retirement; vacation time; leisure; depression; eternity; slowness; inactivity; thoughtfulness; freedom. Music: "Hands of Time" by Narrow Skies; "Fall" by ANBR; "Sails" by Rodello's Machine (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist) Episode reprised from the ITA Archives --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-atelier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-the-atelier/support

M*A*S*HCast -  Season 3, Episode 14: Private Charles Lamb Special Guest Star: Ken Holtzhouser Air Date: December 31, 1974 Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Theme music by Johnny Mandel Subscribe to M*A*S*HCast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/m-a-s-hcast/id1329304951 Follow M*A*S*HCast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MASH4077Cast This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER – https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page – https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts That is all!

In 1825, the great English essayist Charles Lamb wrote about his unexpected retirement and his struggles adapting to his sudden overabundance of time. In some ways, this could not be more relevant right now. Mentioned in this episode: Romantic Poets; John Keats; Percy Bysshe Shelley; William Wordsworth; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Lamb's "The Superannuated Man"; East India Company; office life; drudgery; desk job; retirement; vacation time; leisure; depression; eternity; slowness; inactivity; thoughtfulness; freedom. Music: "Hands of Time" by Narrow Skies; "Fall" by ANBR; "Sails" by Rodello's Machine (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-atelier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-the-atelier/support

Essäisten odlar en experimentell onytta, som kräver en öppen livshållning stick i stäv med tidens krav. Vem vill ägna sig åt detta? Jo, alla du lyssnar på här i OBS. Dan Jönsson förklarar varför. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Essän publicerades ursprungligen 2019. Ni ska nu få höra en essä. En essä är en text, eller i detta fall en ljudfil som produceras för en kulturell offentlighet, där den som alla produkter utgör en vara på en marknad. Marknaden för just den här essän är visserligen ytterst begränsad; utbud och efterfrågan möts vid ett på förhand fastställt pris om 7150 kronor F-skatt, eller omräknat i vanlig lön när skatten är dragen drygt 3000 kronor. Omfånget på denna essä är i talad tid cirka nio minuter, eller mätt i text 7000 tecken, vilket motsvarar mellan tre och fyra ordinära boksidor. För detta resultat krävs i genomsnitt fyra till fem dagars arbete, bestående av läsande, funderande och skrivande. När essäprodukten avsatts på marknaden väntas den hålla sin upphovsman vid liv under ungefär lika lång tid som den tog att producera. Detta bara som en varudeklaration. När jag gick i högstadiet hade jag en klasskompis som brukade säga med glimten i ögat att när han blev vuxen skulle han bli tänkare. Han blev controller. Det är inte riktigt samma sak, men såvitt jag vet är han nöjd. Själv blev jag alltså essäist det är inte riktigt samma sak det heller. Essä är ett franskt ord som betyder försök; en essäist är alltså en som försöker något. En försökare men också en försöksperson, eftersom essäisten ofta använder sig själv och sitt eget liv som preparat i sina försök. Essäisten skiljer sig från tänkaren på en avgörande punkt: där tänkaren förväntas utöva sitt tänkande på ett sätt som kommer fram till något, som leder till en slutsats, så förblir essäisten fånge i det oavslutade. Mer exakt: det resultat som essäisten i sitt tänkande kommer fram till är just essän. Själva försöket. hela den litterära essägenren uppstår ur ett misslyckande, ur den rastlöshet och de fantasier som infinner sig i ensamheten och sysslolösheten Med andra ord: som essäist blir man aldrig nöjd. Aldrig färdig; varje essä är ett misslyckande som måste följas av ett nytt försök. Som Samuel Beckett skrev: Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Det är därför inte underligt om essäistiken i allmänhet ses som en onyttig, rentav onödig sysselsättning inte bara för att den alltså knappt utgör mer än en krusning på bruttonationalproduktens yta (den bidrar som sagt nätt och jämt till att hålla sin upphovsman vid liv, vad det nu ska vara bra för), men framför allt för att den verkar förutsätta en onyttig livsstil, en antiekonomisk, närmast antisocial letargi och tillbakadragenhet som går stick i stäv med tidens krav. Och medan tänkaren eller matematikern kan rättfärdiga sin tillbakadragenhet och sin skenbara overksamhet med de uppnådda eller bara förväntade resultaten, så har essäisten ingen motsvarande moralisk legitimitet att visa upp. Men därmed finns heller inga förpliktelser. Just denna öppna livshållning, denna experimentella onytta är det som essäisten odlar. När litteraturforskaren Emma Eldelin ska hitta en titel till sin inspirerande bok om essägenren plockar hon upp ett originellt citat av Cora Sandel: att slå dank med virtuositet. Precis: det handlar alltså inte om någon loj och allmänt sorglös overksamhet, utan om en koncentrerad form av sysslolöshet där det att göra ingenting skapar utrymme för en viss självmedveten uppmärksamhet. Michel de Montaigne, den franske renässansförfattaren som på 1500-talet myntade själva begreppet essä, kan fortfarande stå som modell för denna livsfilosofi. Vid 38 års ålder lämnade han en hektisk ämbetsmannakarriär och drog sig tillbaka till sitt slott där han tillbringade resten av livet i sitt tornbibliotek, sysselsatt med ingenting utom författandet av de öppna, reflekterande texter som han kallade sina Försök. Sina Essais. I oavkortad utgåva fyller Montaignes essäer tre tjocka volymer, och i en av de första skriver han Om sysslolöshet: hur han från början haft avsikten att låta den vara sitt eget ändamål tanken med att dra sig tillbaka var att låta själen stanna upp och vila i sig själv men hur han efter en tid märker hur den börjar plågas av rastlöshet: att den tvärtom beter sig som en förrymd häst och//framföder åt mig så många chimärer och inbillade monster, de ena efter de andra, utan sammanhang och utan mening, att jag för att i lugn och ro begrunda deras fånighet och besynnerlighet har börjat föra bok över dem, med en förhoppning om att med tiden få själen att själv skämmas över dem. Montaignes idé var alltså inte att dra sig tillbaka för att skriva. Tvärtom, hans skrivande och med det, kan man säga, hela den litterära essägenren uppstår ur ett misslyckande, ur den rastlöshet och de fantasier som infinner sig i ensamheten och sysslolösheten, och som skrivandet försöker besvärja och bringa under kontroll. Den engelska essäisten Jenny Diski plockar upp tankegången i sin bok Den motvilliga resenären, som i original just har den mycket montaigneska titeln On Trying to Keep Still, Om att försöka hålla sig i stillhet. Jenny Diski beskriver ett försök att dra sig tillbaka till en enslig stuga i norra England, där lugnet snart rubbas av olika neurotiska tvångsföreställningar: varför har hon tagit sig ut i naturen om hon ändå bara ska sitta inomhus och uggla? Borde hon inte åtminstone ta en promenad ibland? Det hela utmynnar i en essäbok, som bland annat skildrar en resa till Nya Zeeland. Ännu ett misslyckande, alltså. Och förstås: samtidigt inte. För både Montaigne och Diski är essän någonting som uppstår ur en havererad ordning, en förlorad kontroll. Den kraft som då visar sig är en subversiv kraft. Den amerikanske litteraturhistorikern John Snyder har talat om essäns ursprungsgest som en akt av frigörelse. Att dra sig tillbaka från det sociala livet är inte bara en rörelse bort från världen det är också ett sätt att skapa distans till makten, en passiv motståndshandling som essän blir det logiska uttrycket för, med sin frihet från genrekonventioner och nyttoförpliktelser. Essän som livshållning ställer sig på ett demonstrativt sätt i motsättning till det rådande ekonomiska systemet med dess påbud om lönearbete, konsumtion och ekonomisk tillväxt.  Kanske är den det närmaste man idag kan komma det ideal som Karl Marx beskrev när han försökte föreställa sig livet i det framtida kommunistiska samhället, där människan skulle kunna jaga på morgonen, fiska på eftermiddagen, valla boskap på kvällen och skriva kritik efter kvällsmaten. för den som idag vill ta den essäistiska utopin på allvar går det helt enkelt inte att komma runt idén om en allmän basinkomst. En utopi, javisst. Historiskt får man konstatera att essäistiken har varit de förmögnas tidsfördriv. Många av de författare som ingår i dess kanon som Cicero, Montaigne och Virginia Woolf har varit ekonomiskt oberoende. Andra har fått ägna sig åt essäistiken på lediga stunder; engelsmannen Charles Lamb, exempelvis, försörjde sig hela sitt liv som bokhållare. Controller, skulle det väl heta idag. Om det på dagens marknad för essäprodukter finns något utrymme för fackliga frågor är väl tveksamt, men för den som idag vill ta den essäistiska utopin på allvar går det helt enkelt inte att komma runt idén om en allmän basinkomst. Som Paul Lafargue skrev i Rätten till lättja måste den arbetande människans frigörelse ytterst vara en fråga om att få rätt till den subversivt produktiva overksamhet som är konstens och de ädla dygdernas moder. Essäister i alla länder: försök! Dan Jönsson, essäist Litteratur Emma Eldelin: Att slå dank med virtuositet  reträtten, sysslolösheten och essän. Ellerströms, 2018.

As we turn the page to a new decade, we’ve made some New Year resolutions. John Mitchinson and Andy Miller of Backlisted Podcast join the Slightly Foxed Editors to bring new life to old books, leading us off the beaten track with wide-ranging reading recommendations. From Frank O’Connor’s letters, Selina Hastings’s lives and Barbara Tuchman’s histories to the poetry of John Berryman, Gayl Jones’s Corregidora and Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, they journey through genres to revive literary curiosity. And in this month’s reading from the magazine’s archives, Richard Platt makes a convincing case for The Quincunx by Charles Palliser, falling under its curse of sleepless nights.    Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 38 minutes; 49 seconds)  Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - To War with Whitaker (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/to-war-with-whitaker-hermione-countess-of-ranfurly/) , Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly. Slightly Foxed Edition No. 50, published 1 March 2020 (1:21) - The Year of Reading Dangerously (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/andy-miller-the-year-of-reading-dangerously) , Andy Miller (3:32) - A Distant Mirror (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/barbara-tuchman-a-distant-mirror/) , Barbara Tuchman (6:05) - Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979-1982 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/dominic-sandbrook-who-dares-wins/) and The Great British Dream Factory (https://foxedquarterly.com/dominic-sandbrook-the-great-british-dream-factory) , Dominic Sandbrook (8:08) - Corregidora (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/gayl-jones-corregidora/) , Gayl Jones (9:33) - Independence Day (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/richard-ford-independence-day/) , Richard Ford (12:28) - The Happiness of Getting it Down Right: Letters of Frank O’Connor and William Maxwell is out of print (14:12) - A Tale of Love and Darkness (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/amos-oz-a-take-of-love-and-darkness/) , Amos Oz (16:34) - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jeanette-winterson-why-be-happy-when-you-could-be-normal) and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jeanette-winterson-oranges-are-not-the-only-fruit) , Jeanette Winterson (18:45) - Selina Hastings has written biographies of Somerset Maugham, Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh and Rosamond Lehmann (22:43) - 77 Dream Songs, John Berryman is out of print (25:32) - Diving into the Wreck (https://wwnorton.co.uk/books/9780393346015-diving-into-the-wreck) , Adrienne Rich (27:45) - The Quincunx (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/charles-palliser-quincunx/) , Charles Palliser (32:08) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - A World of Words (https://foxedquarterly.com/amos-oz-a-tale-of-love-and-darkness-literary-review/) , Annabel Walker on Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness in Issue 37 (16:34) - Grave Expectations (https://foxedquarterly.com/the-quincunx-charles-palliser-literary-review/) , Richard Platt on Charles Palliser, The Quincunx in Issue 60 (32:08) Other Links - The Slightly Foxed mug (now sold out) displayed the quote: ‘Charles Lamb once told Coleridge he was especially fond of books containing traces of buttered muffins.’ Please do get in touch with suggestions for a quote (up to 20 words) for a forthcoming mug design: office@foxedquarterly.com (mailto:office@foxedquarterly.com) (2:21) - Backlisted (https://www.backlisted.fm/) , the literary podcast giving new life to old books, presented by John Mitchinson and Andy Miller (3:22) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Reading music: Songs Without Words - No.12 in F Sharp Minor, Op.30 (https://musopen.org/music/348-songs-without-words-op-30/) by Felix Mendelssohn The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

En librairie le 6 décembre 2019 et sur https://www.lesbelleslettres.com/livre/4137-les-contes-de-shakespeare. Au début du XIXe siècle, Mary et Charles Lamb entreprirent d’adapter sous forme de contes l’ensemble des tragédies et des comédies de William Shakespeare.

The word Romanticism makes us think of mountain tops and stormy seas, but the younger generation of English Romantics (above all, John Keats) were Londoners through and through. They were even mocked as 'the Cockney School of Poetry'. Jonathan Bate will track Keats to Hampstead and tell of the extraordinary circle of writers - opium-eater Thomas De Quincey, essayist Charles Lamb, master-critic William Hazlitt - who wrote for The London Magazine, until its gifted editor was killed in a duel with a rival critic.A lecture by Sir Jonathan Bate FBA, Gresham Professor of Rhetoric 14 May 2019The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cockney-romantics-john-keatsGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege

Professor Gillian Russell explores the Prance collection to explain why British Romanticist Charles Lamb was interested in Australia, and how this was repaid by devotion from Australian readers. Professor Russell is the 2018 national Library Fellow in Australian Literature, supported by the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust.

Essäisten odlar en experimentell onytta, som kräver en öppen livshållning stick i stäv med tidens krav. Vem vill ägna sig åt detta? Jo, alla du lyssnar på här i OBS. Dan Jönsson förklarar varför. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ni ska nu få höra en essä. En essä är en text, eller i detta fall en ljudfil som produceras för en kulturell offentlighet, där den som alla produkter utgör en vara på en marknad. Marknaden för just den här essän är visserligen ytterst begränsad; utbud och efterfrågan möts vid ett på förhand fastställt pris om 6630 kronor F-skatt, eller omräknat i vanlig lön när skatten är dragen drygt 3000 kronor. Omfånget på denna essä är i talad tid cirka nio minuter, eller mätt i text 7000 tecken, vilket motsvarar mellan tre och fyra ordinära boksidor. För detta resultat krävs i genomsnitt fyra till fem dagars arbete, bestående av läsande, funderande och skrivande. När essäprodukten avsatts på marknaden väntas den hålla sin upphovsman vid liv under ungefär lika lång tid som den tog att producera. Detta bara som en varudeklaration. När jag gick i högstadiet hade jag en klasskompis som brukade säga med glimten i ögat att när han blev vuxen skulle han bli tänkare. Han blev controller. Det är inte riktigt samma sak, men såvitt jag vet är han nöjd. Själv blev jag alltså essäist det är inte riktigt samma sak det heller. Essä är ett franskt ord som betyder försök; en essäist är alltså en som försöker något. En försökare men också en försöksperson, eftersom essäisten ofta använder sig själv och sitt eget liv som preparat i sina försök. Essäisten skiljer sig från tänkaren på en avgörande punkt: där tänkaren förväntas utöva sitt tänkande på ett sätt som kommer fram till något, som leder till en slutsats, så förblir essäisten fånge i det oavslutade. Mer exakt: det resultat som essäisten i sitt tänkande kommer fram till är just essän. Själva försöket. hela den litterära essägenren uppstår ur ett misslyckande, ur den rastlöshet och de fantasier som infinner sig i ensamheten och sysslolösheten Med andra ord: som essäist blir man aldrig nöjd. Aldrig färdig; varje essä är ett misslyckande som måste följas av ett nytt försök. Som Samuel Beckett skrev: Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Det är därför inte underligt om essäistiken i allmänhet ses som en onyttig, rentav onödig sysselsättning inte bara för att den alltså knappt utgör mer än en krusning på bruttonationalproduktens yta (den bidrar som sagt nätt och jämt till att hålla sin upphovsman vid liv, vad det nu ska vara bra för), men framför allt för att den verkar förutsätta en onyttig livsstil, en antiekonomisk, närmast antisocial letargi och tillbakadragenhet som går stick i stäv med tidens krav. Och medan tänkaren eller matematikern kan rättfärdiga sin tillbakadragenhet och sin skenbara overksamhet med de uppnådda eller bara förväntade resultaten, så har essäisten ingen motsvarande moralisk legitimitet att visa upp. Men därmed finns heller inga förpliktelser. Just denna öppna livshållning, denna experimentella onytta är det som essäisten odlar. När litteraturforskaren Emma Eldelin ska hitta en titel till sin inspirerande bok om essägenren plockar hon upp ett originellt citat av Cora Sandel: att slå dank med virtuositet. Precis: det handlar alltså inte om någon loj och allmänt sorglös overksamhet, utan om en koncentrerad form av sysslolöshet där det att göra ingenting skapar utrymme för en viss självmedveten uppmärksamhet. Michel de Montaigne, den franske renässansförfattaren som på 1500-talet myntade själva begreppet essä, kan fortfarande stå som modell för denna livsfilosofi. Vid 38 års ålder lämnade han en hektisk ämbetsmannakarriär och drog sig tillbaka till sitt slott där han tillbringade resten av livet i sitt tornbibliotek, sysselsatt med ingenting utom författandet av de öppna, reflekterande texter som han kallade sina Försök. Sina Essais. I oavkortad utgåva fyller Montaignes essäer tre tjocka volymer, och i en av de första skriver han Om sysslolöshet: hur han från början haft avsikten att låta den vara sitt eget ändamål tanken med att dra sig tillbaka var att låta själen stanna upp och vila i sig själv men hur han efter en tid märker hur den börjar plågas av rastlöshet: att den tvärtom beter sig som en förrymd häst och//framföder åt mig så många chimärer och inbillade monster, de ena efter de andra, utan sammanhang och utan mening, att jag för att i lugn och ro begrunda deras fånighet och besynnerlighet har börjat föra bok över dem, med en förhoppning om att med tiden få själen att själv skämmas över dem. Montaignes idé var alltså inte att dra sig tillbaka för att skriva. Tvärtom, hans skrivande och med det, kan man säga, hela den litterära essägenren uppstår ur ett misslyckande, ur den rastlöshet och de fantasier som infinner sig i ensamheten och sysslolösheten, och som skrivandet försöker besvärja och bringa under kontroll. Den engelska essäisten Jenny Diski plockar upp tankegången i sin bok Den motvilliga resenären, som i original just har den mycket montaigneska titeln On Trying to Keep Still, Om att försöka hålla sig i stillhet. Jenny Diski beskriver ett försök att dra sig tillbaka till en enslig stuga i norra England, där lugnet snart rubbas av olika neurotiska tvångsföreställningar: varför har hon tagit sig ut i naturen om hon ändå bara ska sitta inomhus och uggla? Borde hon inte åtminstone ta en promenad ibland? Det hela utmynnar i en essäbok, som bland annat skildrar en resa till Nya Zeeland. Ännu ett misslyckande, alltså. Och förstås: samtidigt inte. För både Montaigne och Diski är essän någonting som uppstår ur en havererad ordning, en förlorad kontroll. Den kraft som då visar sig är en subversiv kraft. Den amerikanske litteraturhistorikern John Snyder har talat om essäns ursprungsgest som en akt av frigörelse. Att dra sig tillbaka från det sociala livet är inte bara en rörelse bort från världen det är också ett sätt att skapa distans till makten, en passiv motståndshandling som essän blir det logiska uttrycket för, med sin frihet från genrekonventioner och nyttoförpliktelser. Essän som livshållning ställer sig på ett demonstrativt sätt i motsättning till det rådande ekonomiska systemet med dess påbud om lönearbete, konsumtion och ekonomisk tillväxt.  Kanske är den det närmaste man idag kan komma det ideal som Karl Marx beskrev när han försökte föreställa sig livet i det framtida kommunistiska samhället, där människan skulle kunna jaga på morgonen, fiska på eftermiddagen, valla boskap på kvällen och skriva kritik efter kvällsmaten. för den som idag vill ta den essäistiska utopin på allvar går det helt enkelt inte att komma runt idén om en allmän basinkomst. En utopi, javisst. Historiskt får man konstatera att essäistiken har varit de förmögnas tidsfördriv. Många av de författare som ingår i dess kanon som Cicero, Montaigne och Virginia Woolf har varit ekonomiskt oberoende. Andra har fått ägna sig åt essäistiken på lediga stunder; engelsmannen Charles Lamb, exempelvis, försörjde sig hela sitt liv som bokhållare. Controller, skulle det väl heta idag. Om det på dagens marknad för essäprodukter finns något utrymme för fackliga frågor är väl tveksamt, men för den som idag vill ta den essäistiska utopin på allvar går det helt enkelt inte att komma runt idén om en allmän basinkomst. Som Paul Lafargue skrev i Rätten till lättja måste den arbetande människans frigörelse ytterst vara en fråga om att få rätt till den subversivt produktiva overksamhet som är konstens och de ädla dygdernas moder. Essäister i alla länder: försök! Dan Jönsson, essäist   Litteratur Emma Eldelin: Att slå dank med virtuositet  reträtten, sysslolösheten och essän. Ellerströms, 2018.

This week, Ivan Wise discusses six things which he thinks should be better known Nothing Sacred: one of the finest film comedies, starring Carole Lombarde - http://sensesofcinema.com/2011/cteq/nothing-sacred/ Charles Lamb: essayist and author of Tales from Shakespeare - www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44519/the-old-familiar-faces Rosewood Thieves: American folk-rock band - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ARPHwygl8A Takin’ Home the Asylum: BBC drama about mental health, and David Tennant's first starring role - www.theguardian.com/society/2008/jun/04/mentalhealth Parkinson’s Law of Triviality: how committees spend most of their time on trivia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Cyrus Field: the man behind the transatlantic cable - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/11/books/the-cable-guy.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's early 2018, I guess we will see what this year might gleen; regardless we have for your listening pleasure Episode 252 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This episode features a conversation with our resident philosopher, Vermont farmer and winemaker Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I reflect on Significant Events, People and Trends of 2017, Social Disruption, Mueller Time, Our Better Angels, We Look Ahead to 2018... Episode 252's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Champion." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an excerpt from Charles Lamb's essay "New Year's Eve." We have a poem called "Fear." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Talking Heads, the Cure, Daniel Romano, the Greatful Dead, Hole, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Tell your Friends and Neighbors... Become a friend via facebook - Freespeakandsome Withewconundrum. Follow us on Twitter @FreespeakWit. Email us ewconundrum@radiofreebrooklyn.org

Happy New Year's, Book Fight family! This week we're ringing in 2018 with a Charles Lamb essay, though as usual we spend most of the episode talking about other stuff: that "Cat Person" story in The New Yorker that was all the rage for a while there; the failed New Year's Eve parties of our youth; and a very earnest elevator podcast Mike has (inexplicably) listened to several episodes of lately. If you want to know what to do in the case of an elevator or escalator emergency, this is your week!

‘Anger in its time and place,' wrote the essayist Charles Lamb, ‘May assume a kind of grace.' We look at how anger can be clarifying, even helpful, and we find out how it can morph into its more dangerous and corrupting form, hate. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Episode 7, the bacon force awakens. The guys sought effective bring-to-work ways to use bacon in sandwiches, Rob assembling one of the podcast's finest entrants to date, a bacon, smoked Gouda, jalapeno and pear sandwich (ENTICE: 27). Ryan experimented with a BLD (swapping tomato out for dragonfruit), ultimately submitting a toaster-and-microwave version of a bacon, Muenster and guacamole grilled cheese on white Italian bread (ENTICE: 22). The guys then dive into a few of Charles Lamb's very enjoyable essays, including "A Dissertation on Roast Pig," "Valentine's Day," "The Old and Young Schoolmaster," and "The Sanity of Genius." Finally, Rob has a cow when the guys select the next week's ingredient.

C Lamb read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/ Giving voice to the poetry of the past. ---------------------------------------- The Old Familiar Faces by Charles Lamb (1775–1834) I have had playmates, I have had companions, In my days of childhood, in my joyful school-days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I have been laughing, I have been carousing, Drinking late, sitting late, with my bosom cronies - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I loved a Love once, fairest among women: Closed are her doors on me, I must not see her - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I have a friend, a kinder friend has no man: Like an ingrate, I left my friend abruptly; Left him, to muse on the old familiar faces. Ghost-like I paced round the haunts of my childhood, Earth seem'd a desert I was bound to traverse, Seeking to find the old familiar faces. Friend of my bosom, thou more than a brother, Why wert not thou born in my father's dwelling? So might we talk of the old familiar faces - How some they have died, and some they have left me, And some are taken from me; all are departed - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. First aired: 4 December 2007 For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index. Reading © Classic Poetry Aloud 2007

C Lamb read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/ Giving voice to the poetry of the past. --------------------------------------------------- The Old Familiar Faces by Charles Lamb (1775–1834) I have had playmates, I have had companions, In my days of childhood, in my joyful school-days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I have been laughing, I have been carousing, Drinking late, sitting late, with my bosom cronies - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I loved a Love once, fairest among women: Closed are her doors on me, I must not see her - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I have a friend, a kinder friend has no man: Like an ingrate, I left my friend abruptly; Left him, to muse on the old familiar faces. Ghost-like I paced round the haunts of my childhood, Earth seem'd a desert I was bound to traverse, Seeking to find the old familiar faces. Friend of my bosom, thou more than a brother, Why wert not thou born in my father's dwelling? So might we talk of the old familiar faces - How some they have died, and some they have left me, And some are taken from me; all are departed - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. First aired: 4 December 2007 For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index. Reading © Classic Poetry Aloud 2008

Lamb read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/ Giving voice to the poetry of the past. --------------------------------------------------- The Old Familiar Faces by Charles Lamb (1775–1834) I have had playmates, I have had companions, In my days of childhood, in my joyful school-days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I have been laughing, I have been carousing, Drinking late, sitting late, with my bosom cronies - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I loved a Love once, fairest among women: Closed are her doors on me, I must not see her - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I have a friend, a kinder friend has no man: Like an ingrate, I left my friend abruptly; Left him, to muse on the old familiar faces. Ghost-like I paced round the haunts of my childhood, Earth seem'd a desert I was bound to traverse, Seeking to find the old familiar faces. Friend of my bosom, thou more than a brother, Why wert not thou born in my father's dwelling? So might we talk of the old familiar faces - How some they have died, and some they have left me, And some are taken from me; all are departed - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.