Samuel Johnson by Walter Jackson Bate, W. Jackson Bate
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- Pub. Date: June 1998
- 600pp
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: June 1998
- Publisher: Counterpoint
- Format: Paperback, 600pp
- ISBN-13: 9781887178761
- ISBN: 1887178767
- Edition Number: 1
- Edition Description: 1ST COUNTE
Synopsis
In this biography - a work that won three of the most prestigious literary prizes this country offers - W. Jackson Bate delves deep into the character that formed Johnson's awesome intellect and fueled his prodigious output. The first great modern biography of Johnson, it confirms that his statements and judgments on literature, politics, religion, behavior - on all human experience - are as relevant in our age as when they were first uttered. This new edition brings a modern classic back into print and includes a new preface from the author.
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A masterful biography of the man who rivals Shakespeare in our literary inheritance.
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Samuel Johnson needs a big birthday party this yearby Gothenberg
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February 26, 2009: Dr. Johnson turns 300 this September. The man should be given a huge celebratory party. We could all do with a reminder of his wit and wisdom as well as benefit from his still remarkably relevant moral compass. Jackson Bate's book, some thirty years old, is a trenchantly intimate look at one of the English language's greatest masters. Not just a biography, but also a useful guide on how to live one's life (albeit hopefully without Johnson's many infirmities...)
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