Samuel JohnsonHarcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977 - 646 страници 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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... tried for years to extract from him a copy of the letter . But Johnson continued to put him off . Finally ( 1781 ) he gave up and dictated it to him ( for of course he knew it by heart ) . But this was a rare occasion . A year before ...
... tried for years to extract from him a copy of the letter . But Johnson continued to put him off . Finally ( 1781 ) he gave up and dictated it to him ( for of course he knew it by heart ) . But this was a rare occasion . A year before ...
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... tried to control his own feelings , was pleased with " the mind " the remark " exhibited . " It showed that Reynolds " had the habit of thinking for himself . " Reynolds , for his part , had admired the Life of Savage , which he had ...
... tried to control his own feelings , was pleased with " the mind " the remark " exhibited . " It showed that Reynolds " had the habit of thinking for himself . " Reynolds , for his part , had admired the Life of Savage , which he had ...
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... tried to read , and soon desisted . I have never tried again . " Or , speaking of Congreve's early novel Incognita , which had once been praised by critics , “ I would rather praise it than read it " ; or , of Akenside's already ...
... tried to read , and soon desisted . I have never tried again . " Or , speaking of Congreve's early novel Incognita , which had once been praised by critics , “ I would rather praise it than read it " ; or , of Akenside's already ...
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First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
Cornelius Ford and | 45 |
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