The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Johnson - 9781009534567

The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel JohnsonAuthor(s): Robert DeMaria, Daniel Hitchens\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009534567, 978-1009534567\nSynopsis\nSamuel Johnson is a towering figure of eighteenth-century literature. As well as the celebrated Dictionary of the English Language, Johnson was the leading literary critic of his time, and a celebrated author who contributed to almost every genre from poetry to political pamphleteering. At the same time, an enduring legend developed around him, culminating in James Boswell's classic biography. This book offers a concise introduction to Johnson's many-sided work, and its complex and rich historical contexts. Presenting Johnson in his different guises Journalist, Poet and Storyteller, Scholar, Critic, Political and Social Thinker, Biographer and Legend it carefully guides the reader through Johnson's writings, and provides detailed expert t.