The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson by Greg Clingham - 9781108832823

Name: The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson by Greg Clingham - 9781108832823
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel JohnsonAuthor(s): Greg Clingham\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108832823, 978-1108832823\nSynopsis\nStudents, scholars, and general readers alike will find the New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson deeply informed and appealingly written. Each newly commissioned chapter explores aspects of Johnson's writing and thought, including his ethical grasp of life, his views of language, the roots of his ideas in Renaissance humanism, and his skeptical-humane style. Among the themes engaged are history, disability, gender, politics, race, slavery, Johnson's representation in art, and the significance of the Yale Edition. Works discussed include Johnson's poetry and fiction, his moral essays and political tracts, his Shakespeare edition and Dictionary, and his critical, biographical, and travel writing. A narrated Further Reading provides an informative guide t.