Samuel Johnson: The Life of an Author

Samuel Johnson: The Life of an Author

by Lawrence Lipking (Author)

Synopsis

Tracing Samuel Johnson's rocky climb from anonymity to fame, in the course of which he came to stand for both the greatness of English literature and the good sense of the common reader, this text shows how this life transformed the very nature of authorship.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 01 Mar 2000

ISBN 10: 0674001982
ISBN 13: 9780674001985