The Life Of Samuel Johnson. Including A Journal Of His Tour To The Hebrides. To Which Are Added - Softcover

James Boswell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371310768 ISBN 13: 9780371310762

Publisher: HardPress, 1834

Synopsis

The Life Of Samuel Johnson. Including A Journal Of His Tour To The Hebrides. To Which Are Added, Anecdotes By Hawkins, Piozzi, &C. And Notes By Various Hands by James Boswell chronicles the life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. It presents a comprehensive biographical narrative of Johnson’s career in the mid-18th century, emphasizing the composition of his Dictionary, Johnson’s celebrated conversations, and his relationships with leading literary and political figures. The volume records Johnson’s journal and voyage to the Hebrides, his Oxford and Cambridge experiences, and his friendships with Reynolds, Garrick, Burke, Goldsmith, and with Boswell himself, as well as the social circle known as “The Club.” It interweaves Johnson’s letters, Boswell’s recollections, and editor’s notes to illuminate Johnson’s intellectual methods, religious and moral concerns, and his evolving public persona, including his stance on politics, religion, and Enlightenment ideas. It surveys Johnson’s later life in London, his Shakespeare edition, and his lasting influence on literary criticism and biography. It offers a vivid, nuanced portrait of one of the English language’s most formidable thinkers and of the world that shaped him.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1834
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371310768
• ISBN 13: 9780371310762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376