The Making of Johnson's Dictionary 17461773 (Paperback)

Allen Reddick

ISBN 10: 0521568382 / ISBN 13: 9780521568388

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1996

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Paperback. Following the discovery of manuscript materials, including hundreds of unpublished additions and changes, for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Allen Reddick describes the conception, composition, writing, and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary, and the only dictionary created by a great writer. In this second edition of his acclaimed study, Reddick incorporates new commentary and scholarship, and situates The Making of Johnson's Dictionary in current critical and scholarly debate. Allen Reddick's study of the conception, composition, writing and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary. This second edition incorporates new commentary and scholarship. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780521568388

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Title: The Making of Johnson's Dictionary 17461773 ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

Following the discovery of manuscript materials, including hundreds of unpublished additions and changes, for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Allen Reddick describes the conception, composition, writing, and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary, and the only dictionary created by a great writer. In this second edition of his acclaimed study, Reddick incorporates new commentary and scholarship, and situates The Making of Johnson's Dictionary in current critical and scholarly debate.

Book Description:

This second edition of an acclaimed study incorporates new commentary and scholarship, and situates The Making of Johnson's Dictionary in current critical and scholarly debate. It describes the conception, composition, writing, and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary.