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This anthology is perfect for students, scholars, and general readers interested in eighteenth-century literature, literary criticism, biography, and British cultural history. It suits those seeking an accessible yet comprehensive collection of Samuel Johnson's influential writings with scholarly guidance.
A one‑volume collection of the prose and poetry of eighteenth‑century Britain's pre‑eminent lexicographer, critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson
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A one-volume collection of the prose and poetry of eighteenth-century Britain's pre-eminent lexicographer, critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was eighteenth-century Britain’s preeminent man of letters, and his influence endures to this day. He excelled as a moral and literary critic, biographer, lexicographer, and poet. This anthology, designed to make Johnson’s essential works accessible to students and general readers, draws its texts from the definitive Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. In most cases, texts are included in full rather than excerpted.
The anthology includes many essays from The Rambler and other periodicals; Rasselas; the prefaces to Johnson’s Dictionary and his edition of Shakespeare; the complete Lives of Cowley, Milton, Pope, Savage, and Gray, as well as generous selections from A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Some parts are arranged thematically, allowing readers to focus on such topics as religion, marriage, war, and literature.
The anthology includes a biographical introduction, and its ample annotation updates and enlarges the commentary in the Yale Edition.
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Praised as a crowning achievement in scholarship, this anthology reflects improvements in currency, accuracy, and compression of Johnson's works (Pat Rogers, University of South Florida). It is deemed essential and judicious, offering readers insight into his compelling prose and profound intellect (John Richetti, University of Pennsylvania). Recognised as the ideal 21st-century collection for Johnson's inspiring writings, the volume is wisely selected and annotated (John Sitter, University of Notre Dame). Ideal for both classroom use and newcomers, it provides a bold, thematic selection that encourages serious enquiry (Isobel Grundy, University of Alberta). The masterful annotation crowns it as a triumph of scholarly editing.
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ISBN: 9780300113037
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 February 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Edition: The Yale Edition
Contributors:
- Edited by Robert DeMaria
- Edited by Robert DeMaria, Jr.
- Edited by Stephen Fix
- Edited by Howard D Weinbrot
- Edited by Robert DeMaria
- Edited by Robert DeMaria
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 54.0mm
Width: 178.0mm
Height: 254.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 856
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About the Author
Robert DeMaria, Jr., is the Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English at Vassar College. Stephen Fix is the Robert G. Scott ’68 Professor of English at Williams College. Howard D. Weinbrot is the Ricardo Quintana Professor emeritus of English and William Freeman Vilas Research Professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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