| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxii, 419 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
"A John Macrae book." |
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"Originally published in Great Britain in 2009 by Faber & Faber"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-397) and index. |
| Summary |
In this portrait of Samuel Johnson, David Nokes positions the great thinker in his rightful place as an active force in the Enlightenment, not a mere recorder or performer, and demonstrates how his interaction with life impacted his work. This biography addresses his life and action through the hitherto unexplored perspectives of such major players as Johnson's wife, Tetty; Hester Thrale, in whose household he resided for seventeen years while working on his annotated Shakespeare; and Frances Barber, the black manservant who in many ways was like a son to Johnson. --from publisher description |
| Contents |
Prelude : 'Till I am solitary' -- 1. Lichfield -- 2. Oxford -- 3. Marriage -- 4. London -- 5. Love -- 6. A harmless drudge -- 7. Frank Barber -- 8. The dictionary -- 9. Nothing is concluded -- 10. The pensioner -- 11. Enter Boswell -- 12. Shakespeare -- 13. Club and country -- 14. Strawberries and fetters -- 15. 'A wide sail' -- 16. Biographer of the poets -- 17. 'The town is my element' -- 18. Epilogue -- Johnson's works. |
| Subject |
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
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Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography.
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Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Intellectuals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780805086515 |
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080508651X |
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