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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... writing , which continues for twelve years ( 1748-60 ) , Johnson was ultimately to emerge as one of the supreme moralists of modern times - as one of ... written with such 277 The Moral Landscape: The Vanity of Human Wishes and the Rambler.
... writing , which continues for twelve years ( 1748-60 ) , Johnson was ultimately to emerge as one of the supreme moralists of modern times - as one of ... written with such 277 The Moral Landscape: The Vanity of Human Wishes and the Rambler.
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... written so much - was fixed up as Johnson's study . Meanwhile he was resolved not only to capitalize at once on the momentum of work but also to turn to a new form of it that would really " steady " his mind and give him a sense of ...
... written so much - was fixed up as Johnson's study . Meanwhile he was resolved not only to capitalize at once on the momentum of work but also to turn to a new form of it that would really " steady " his mind and give him a sense of ...
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... written the last two at all - The Patriot ( 1774 ) and Taxa- tion No Tyranny ( 1775 ) - " had it not been for Mrs. Thrale & Baretti who stirred him up by laying wagers . " Even if we disregarded the background and decided to concentrate ...
... written the last two at all - The Patriot ( 1774 ) and Taxa- tion No Tyranny ( 1775 ) - " had it not been for Mrs. Thrale & Baretti who stirred him up by laying wagers . " Even if we disregarded the background and decided to concentrate ...
Contents
Birth and Family Early Illness | 3 |
First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
Copyright | |
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