Eliya's Essays: Chinese-English Parallel Text

Author: [British] Charles Lamb
Translator: Wang Yuping
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Lamb's essays have long become classics. What did these classics contain? Everything. They covered all aspects of life and society: reading, discussing art, talking about cards, narrating old stories, reminiscing about the past, expressing love, writing biographies, collecting anecdotes—essentially, everything under the sun. But the brilliance of his work lies not just in its themes and content, but in the new meanings heed and to them. His writings possess a distinct personal style. The highly individualized expressions contain a multitude of voices, the clear and simple language is accompanied by a profound and elegant tone, the familiar and easy-to-understand sentences are imbued with an ancient and classic atmosphere, and the everyday themes are enriched with the accumulation of tradition and culture, as well as the associations of folklore and history, the touch of poetry and art. Thus, his works are far richer than the ordinary, possessing breadth and depth in multiple dimensions. The Essays of Elia is a colorful garment, a treasure trove, a living gallery of all walks of life, and an enchanting and delightful collection of essays.