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The life of Samuel Johnson : critical biography

Although Samuel Johnson succeeded in becoming one of the leading literary figures of his age, he always suffered from a heightened sense of failure. In this account of his life, DeMaria describes his subject in terms of Johnson's own personal and professional hopes for himself.
Print Book, English, 1993
Blackwell, Oxford, 1993
xviii, 356 s., [16] plates -s.
9781557861504, 9781557866646, 1557861501, 1557866643
185607640
List of Illustrations. A Note on the Form of Citation. Preface. 1. Lichfield. 2. Oxford and Birmingham. 3. Irene. 4. London. 5. Early Biographical Writings. 6. Miscellaneous Prose. 7. The Harleian Library. 8. Johnson's Dictionary. . 9. The Vanity of Human Wishes. 10. The Rambler. 11. Sermons. 12. The Adventurer. 13. The Literary Magazine. 14. The Idler. 15. Rasselas. 16. Shakespeare. 17. Lectures on the English Law. 18. Late Political Writings. 19. A Jourey to the Western Islands of Scotland. 20. The Lives of the Poets. 21. Final Years. Notes. Bibliography. Index.