Charles Lamb<\/a> died (born 1775).<\/p>\nFrom The Well-Tempered Critic:<\/em><\/p>\nA critic may have precise and candid taste and yet be largely innocent of theory.\u00a0 Charles Lamb was such a critic, and one feels even that his lack of theory was an advantage to him.\u00a0 Coleridge, on the contrary, was one of the greatest critical theorists, and yet had much less of Lamb’s ability to respond directly to poetry without being confused by moral, religious, and political anxieties. (CW 21, 381)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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