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Samuel Johnson in Context
Jack Lynch
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Description for Samuel Johnson in Context
hardcover. A work of reference on 'the age of Johnson', putting literature in the context of the society that produced it. Editor(s): Lynch, Jack. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 472 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 872.
Few authors benefit from being set in their contemporary context more than Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson in Context is a guide to his world, offering readers a comprehensive account of eighteenth-century life and culture as it relates to his work. Short, lively and eminently readable chapters illuminate not only Johnson's own life, writings and career, but the literary, critical, journalistic, social, political, scientific, artistic, medical and financial contexts in which his works came into being. Written by leading experts in Johnson and in eighteenth-century studies, these chapters offer both depth and range of information and suggestions for further study and ... Read more
Few authors benefit from being set in their contemporary context more than Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson in Context is a guide to his world, offering readers a comprehensive account of eighteenth-century life and culture as it relates to his work. Short, lively and eminently readable chapters illuminate not only Johnson's own life, writings and career, but the literary, critical, journalistic, social, political, scientific, artistic, medical and financial contexts in which his works came into being. Written by leading experts in Johnson and in eighteenth-century studies, these chapters offer both depth and range of information and suggestions for further study and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Series
Literature in Context
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521190107
SKU
V9780521190107
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About Jack Lynch
Jack Lynch is Professor of English at Rutgers University.
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