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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... edition of Shake- speare within eighteen months - a volume every two months , with a mere two months at the end to wrap up the edition , insert any further notes that seemed needed , and add a Preface . In preparation he pub- lished ...
... edition of Shake- speare within eighteen months - a volume every two months , with a mere two months at the end to wrap up the edition , insert any further notes that seemed needed , and add a Preface . In preparation he pub- lished ...
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... edition was published almost immediately . 4 Even if we knew nothing of the state of mind he was forced to battle during this psychological crisis , the edition of Shakespeare - viewed with historical understanding of what it involved ...
... edition was published almost immediately . 4 Even if we knew nothing of the state of mind he was forced to battle during this psychological crisis , the edition of Shakespeare - viewed with historical understanding of what it involved ...
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... edition was published almost immediately . 4 Even if we knew nothing of the state of mind he was forced to battle during this psychological crisis , the edition of Shakespeare - viewed with historical understanding of what it involved ...
... edition was published almost immediately . 4 Even if we knew nothing of the state of mind he was forced to battle during this psychological crisis , the edition of Shakespeare - viewed with historical understanding of what it involved ...
Contents
First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
Cornelius Ford and | 45 |
Copyright | |
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