| Description |
xiv, 528 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 505-509) and index. |
| Contents |
The struggle -- Lichfield lad, 1709-1728 -- Vile melancholy, 1728-1730 -- Preposterous union, 1730-1736 -- Benevolent giant, 1737 -- Grub street, 1737 -- London observed, 1737-1739 -- Politics and passion, 1739-1744 -- Doom of man, 1745-1749 -- Greatest genius, 1750-1752 -- Intellectual entertainments, 1752-1754 -- Sluggish resolution, 1755-1758 -- Dangerous imagination, 1759-1762 -- Society of the afflicted, 1762-1763 -- Contagion of desire, 1763-1764 -- Bandying civilities, 1765-1772 -- Domestick pleasures, 1765-1772 -- Mind diseased, 1765-1772 -- Savage clans, 1772-1777 -- Enchain the heart, 1778-1781 -- Lacerated friendship, 1781-1783 -- The night cometh, 1783-1784 -- Epilogue: Johnson's influence. |
| Summary |
Presents the life of the English literary genius, shedding new light on his role as a poet, essayist, critic, dictionary-maker, and raconteur, while examining the personal challenges he was forced to overcome to achieve success. |
| Subject |
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
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Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography.
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Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Intellectuals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Johnson, Samuel.
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| ISBN |
9780465045716 |
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0465045715 |
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