Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works . and Various Original Pieces . Never Before Published
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461754851
ISBN 13: 9780461754858
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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The Life Of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D.: Comprehending An Account Of His Studies, And Numerous Works. And Various Original Pieces. Never Before Published by James Boswell. This biography chronicles Samuel Johnson through Boswell’s diary-style narrative, focusing on the years 1776–1780 in London with visits to Streatham, Scotland, and the north of England. It interweaves Johnson’s conversations, letters, and sketches of his literary projects, notably Lives of the Poets and the Prefaces to the English Poets, with reflections on biography, translation, and the moral responsibilities of writers. The work emphasizes Johnson’s health struggles, his vigorous intellect, and his leadership within a bustling circle of friends and rivals, including Reynolds, Thrale, Garrick, Burney, Warton, and others. Central themes include truth-telling in biographical writing, virtue and character, the role of conversation in education, and debates over poetry, criticism, religion, and public duty. The diary records salons, quarrels and reconciliations, and Johnson’s practical counsel to friends, while documenting late 18th-century literary culture and Johnson’s enduring influence on English letters.

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