Samuel JohnsonIn this biography - a work that won three of the most prestigious literary prizes this country offers - W. Jackson Bate delves deep into the character that formed Johnson's awesome intellect and fueled his prodigious output. The first great modern biography of Johnson, it confirms that his statements and judgments on literature, politics, religion, behavior - on all human experience - are as relevant in our age as when they were first uttered. This new edition brings a modern classic back into print and includes a new preface from the author. |
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... Preface meant to his own century by citing the remarks of two very different people . Adam Smith , even though he did not much like Johnson , described the Preface as " the most manly piece of criticism that was ever published in any ...
... Preface meant to his own century by citing the remarks of two very different people . Adam Smith , even though he did not much like Johnson , described the Preface as " the most manly piece of criticism that was ever published in any ...
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... Preface to Shakespeare ? It is impossible to put in briefer language what Johnson already distills so superbly . The natural desire is to quote , and to let it as much as possible speak for itself . Yet the thought of excerpting a few ...
... Preface to Shakespeare ? It is impossible to put in briefer language what Johnson already distills so superbly . The natural desire is to quote , and to let it as much as possible speak for itself . Yet the thought of excerpting a few ...
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... Preface to Shakespeare ? It is impossible to put in briefer language what Johnson already distills so superbly . The natural desire is to quote , and to let it as much as possible speak for itself . Yet the thought of excerpting a few ...
... Preface to Shakespeare ? It is impossible to put in briefer language what Johnson already distills so superbly . The natural desire is to quote , and to let it as much as possible speak for itself . Yet the thought of excerpting a few ...
Contents
First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
Cornelius Ford and | 45 |
Copyright | |
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