| Description |
xii, 415 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Taking charge of Boswell (1763) -- "Perpetual friendship"? (1764-1767) -- Jostling for control (1768-1771) -- New collaborations (1772) -- Embracing the biographer (1772-1773) -- Cooperation and rivalry in Scotland (14 August to 22 November 1773) -- Negotiating and competing for narrative control (14 August to 22 November 1773) -- Collaboration manque (November 1773 to May 1775) -- Renegotiating the friendship, part 1 (1775-1777): depression, defiance, and dependency -- Renegotiating the friendship, part 2 (1777-1778): confrontation, collaboration, and celebration -- "Strangers to each other" (May 1778 to March 1781) -- The lives of the poets and Johnson's (auto)biography (1777-1781) -- Reconnecting (1781-1783) -- "Some time together before we are parted" (March 1783 to May 1784) -- "Love me as well as you can" (1784) -- Rewriting the Hebrides trip (1785) -- Boswell claiming his inheritance (1786-1791) -- Winning Johnson's blessing. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Friends and associates.
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Boswell, James, 1740-1795 -- Friends and associates.
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Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780300178753 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780300189087 (electronic bk.) |
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