The only general book on Samuel Johnson available which includes discussion of his attitudes on religion, history, and travel, Johnson is an accessible and brief introduction to one of of English literature's most towering figures. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was recognized in his day as a sage, and has since become something of a myth. No one has a higher visibility in mid-Hanoverian culture and no one embodies so fully the temper of his time. Crotchety and individualistic, even isolated in his private circumstances, ...
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The only general book on Samuel Johnson available which includes discussion of his attitudes on religion, history, and travel, Johnson is an accessible and brief introduction to one of of English literature's most towering figures. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was recognized in his day as a sage, and has since become something of a myth. No one has a higher visibility in mid-Hanoverian culture and no one embodies so fully the temper of his time. Crotchety and individualistic, even isolated in his private circumstances, backward-looking and ultra-orthodox in many of his opinions, Johnson nevertheless made his mark upon his epoch in a unique fashion. In this volume Pat Rogers examines Johnson's position in his age and his relations with colleagues and friends, the breadth of his interests and the achievement of his writings, including the remarkable Dictionary , his edition of Shakespeare, and the immensely influential Lives of the Poets .
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN: 9780192875938.
Add this copy of Johnson (Past Masters) to cart. $31.24, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Oxford University Press.
