Christ's Hospital Five And Thirsty Years Ago Flashcards
(19 cards)
Christ’s hospital year of publication
1820 in London magazine
1823 in essays of elia collection.
Theme of Christ’s hospital
Account of his experience at Christ’s hospital school.
Who was Charles Lamb’s teacher who was full of the milk of human kindness?
Mathew field
Which teacher of charles didn’t know how to hold a cane?
Mathew field
Who is presented as a virtual sadist in Christ’s hospital
James boyer
How were the children able to predict the day’s events in Christ’s hospital school?
By looking at the wig of the teacher. Whenever he had the old wig in his head, he was brutally harsh. New wig - milder day. More predictable than even a comet
Lamb opposed which practise of the teachers
Use of rod. Rod frightened children into submission.
What is the after effect of using rods according to charles lamb?
It made children grow into slavish cowards and prevented them from blossoming into adventurous youth
What is the final section of Christ’s hospital
A record of his old school mates.
Who is the great poet mentioned in Christ’s hospital?
Coleridge.
How does lamb describe coleridge?
As a logician, metaphysician, bard.
Who does lamb compare coleridge with?
Mirandula, a famous prodigy of the renaissance italy.
Who did coleridge recite according to lamb?
Homer and pindar
Who did coleridge compete with?
Another boy named charles valentine le grice.
How lamb describes the competition between grice and coleridge?
Coleridge - a large spanish ship
Grice - an english war ship, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing.
Who was the monitor in Christ’s hospital who branded a boy with red hot iron because the boy offended him?
Hodges.
Who did the boy who collected the food remnants give it to?
His parent
Who was the monitor in Christ’s hospital who branded a boy with red hot iron because the boy offended him?
Hodges.
Who was the monitor in Christ’s hospital who branded a boy with red hot iron because the boy offended him?
Hodges.
