Life of Johnson (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Life of Johnson (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by James Boswell
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 13/03/2012

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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.


James Boswell's Life of Johnson has ensured that Samuel Johnson remains one of the most intriguing and loved of English literary figures. In it, we not only follow Johnson's rise to literary preeminence and his development of the Dictionary, but because the author and biographer were friends we get to relish conversations, jokes, and opinions. We learn the rough edges of Johnson's personality and gain insider insight into his complexities.

ISBN:
9781411468634
9781411468634
Category:
Biography: literary
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
13-03-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Barnes & Noble
James Boswell

The work of James Boswell (1740–95) is so well known that the dictionary defines "Boswell" as "a person who records in detail the life of a usually famous contemporary."

In his case, the famous contemporary was Samuel Johnson, and Boswell's record of the great sage's life - combining memoir, conversation, and historical record - created a startlingly new and intimate approach that forever changed the genre of biography.

With the 20th-century publication of his long-lost London Journal, Boswell emerged from behind Johnson's substantial shadow to prove himself as fascinating a subject as his friend and mentor.

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