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Madness is the absolute break with the work of art; it forms the constitutive moment of abolition, which dissolves in time the truth of the work of art.
Charles Lamb
Born: February 10, 1775
Died: December 27, 1834 (aged 59)
Bio: Charles Lamb was an English writer and essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Known for:
- Essays of Elia
- Tales from Shakespeare
- The last essays of Elia
- Letters of Charles Lamb
- A dissertation upon roast pig
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