Samuel Johnson in context /

"Few authors benefit from being set in their contemporary context more than Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson in Context is a guide to his world, offering readers a comprehensive account of eighteenth-century life and culture as it relates to his work. Short, lively and eminently readable chapters...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lynch, Jack (John T.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Colección:Literature in Context.
Temas:
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784 > Criticism and interpretation.
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784
Johnson, Samuel > 1709-1784
1700-1799
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
Intellectual life
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; SAMUEL JOHNSON IN CONTEXT; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Preface; Chronology; Abbreviations; PART I: Life and works; CHAPTER 1 Life; EARLY LIFE; ARRIVAL IN LONDON; DICTIONARY JOHNSON AND BEREAVEMENT; THE 1760S AND 1770S; HEALTH; FINAL DAYS; BIOGRAPHIES; NOTE; CHAPTER 2 Publication history; EARLY YEARS; BY NECESSITY AN AUTHOR; STARVED TO DEATH IN TRANSLATING FOR BOOKSELLERS; THE DICTIONARY, VANITY, AND THE PERIODICAL ESSAYS; THE LITERARY MAGAZINE, SHAKESPEARE, AND RASSELAS; LATE WORKS; NOTES; CHAPTER 3 Correspondence; NO INTELLIGENCE IS COMMUNICATED.

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