Anniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521049881 ISBN 13: 9780521049887

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, the first great English dictionary and one of the most famous books in the English language, appeared in April 1755. To commemorate the 250th anniversary, this volume brings together fourteen original essays by international scholars representing several disciplines: literature, lexicology, linguistics and bibliography. The essays explore familiar and unfamiliar aspects of Johnson's masterpiece, ranging from the history of patronage to the book's typographical design, from the political background to the treatment of compound words. Challenging the myths surrounding the book and offering the most comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the Dictionary ever attempted, these essays present fresh scholarship on the Dictionary and open up novel perspectives and directions for future research.

About this title

Book Description:

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the publication of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, this volume brings together fourteen original essays by international scholars of literature, lexicology, linguistics and bibliography. These essays present fresh scholarship on the Dictionary and open up novel perspectives and directions for future research.

About the Author:

Jack Lynch is Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University.

Anne McDermott is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Birmingham.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521049881
• ISBN 13: 9780521049887
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Lynch Jack, McDermott Anne