2015, ISBN: 9780813159164

Samuel Johnson and the Art of Biography, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), <P>Biography was Samuel Johnson's favorite among literary genres, and his <I>Lives of the Poets</I&g… More...

Samuel Johnson and the Art of Biography, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), <P>Biography was Samuel Johnson's favorite among literary genres, and his <I>Lives of the Poets</I> is often regarded as the capstone of his career. The central place of biography in his oeuvre is explored in this collection of nine original essays by leading Johnson scholars. Varied in their focus and approach, the essays range from a philosophical overview of Johnson's notion of the relation between life and art, to a detailed reading of the <I>Life of Milton</I>, to a speculation on the value of the <I>Lives</I> in the classroom.</P><P>Emerging clearly in the essays are the dual concerns -- artistic and intellectual -- that can be pursued in Johnson's biographical writings. On the one hand, they are complex creative works that reward literary analysis, traditional and modern. On the other, with their wide range, they offer a special insight into Johnson's eighteenth-century world -- the state of biography at the time, the tradition of English poetry, literary criticism and its philosophical values, and, of course, Johnson himself with his powers and failings.</P><P> <I>Domestick Privacies</I> thus offers important new perspectives not only to professed Johnsonians but to all who study biography, criticism, and the eighteenth century.</P> [PU: The University Press of Kentucky], Seiten: 200, The University Press of Kentucky, 2015<

ISBN: 9780813159164

Biography was Samuel Johnson's favorite among literary genres, and his Lives of the Poets is often regarded as the capstone of his career. The central place of biography in his oeuvre is … More...

Biography was Samuel Johnson's favorite among literary genres, and his Lives of the Poets is often regarded as the capstone of his career. The central place of biography in his oeuvre is explored in this collection of nine original essays by leading Johnson scholars. Varied in their focus and approach, the essays range from a philosophical overview of Johnson's notion of the relation between life and art, to a detailed reading of the Life of Milton, to a speculation on the value of the Lives in the classroom.Emerging clearly in the essays are the dual concerns -- artistic and intellectual -- that can be pursued in Johnson's biographical writings. On the one hand, they are complex creative works that reward literary analysis, traditional and modern. On the other, with their wide range, they offer a special insight into Johnson's eighteenth-century world -- the state of biography at the time, the tradition of English poetry, literary criticism and its philosophical values, and, of course, Johnson himself with his powers and failings.Domestick Privacies thus offers important new perspectives not only to professed Johnsonians but to all who study biography, criticism, and the eighteenth century. Samuel Johnson and the Art of Biography The University Press of Kentucky English Literary Criticism 9780813116129 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Literature, The University Press of Kentucky<

ISBN: 9780813159164

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by David Wheeler, PRINT ISBN: 9780813116129 E-TEXT ISBN: 9780813159164 Additional ISBNs: 9780813116129|9780813187730|9780813132907, 0813116120|0813187737|0813132908 University Press of Kentucky eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., The University Press of Kentucky<

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By David Wheeler PRINT ISBN: 9780813116129 E-TEXT ISBN: 9780813159164 Edition: 0 University Press of Kentucky eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., The Uni… More...

By David Wheeler PRINT ISBN: 9780813116129 E-TEXT ISBN: 9780813159164 Edition: 0 University Press of Kentucky eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., The University Press of Kentucky<

2015, ISBN: 9780813159164

Samuel Johnson and the Art of Biography, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: The University Press of Kentucky], The University Press of Kentucky, 2015