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Samuel Johnson's literary reputation rests on such a varied output that he defies easy description: poet, critic, lexicographer, travel writer, essayist, editor, and, thanks to his good friend Boswell, the subject of one of the most famous English biographies.
This volume celebrates Johnson's astonishing talent by selecting widely across the full range of his work. It includes "London" and "The Vanity of Human Wishes" among other poems, and many of his essays for the Rambler and Idler. The prefaces to his edition of Shakespeare and his famous
Dictionary, together with samples from the texts, are given, as well as selections from A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, the Lives of the Poets, and Rasselas in its entirety. There is also a substantial representation of lesser-known prose, and of his poetry, letters, and
journals.

ISBN-13

9780192840424

ISBN-10

0192840428

Weight

1.52 Pounds

Dimensions

5.25 x 2.25 x 8.00 In

List Price

$18.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

880 pages

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published On

2000-09-28



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