Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1 by Samuel Johnson
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"Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1" by Samuel Johnson is a collection of biographies written between 1779-81. Commissioned by London publishers to compete with Scottish editions, Johnson crafted biographical sketches and critical assessments of 52 English poets, mostly from the eighteenth century. Though some prefaces began as brief introductions, many expanded into substantial explorations of each poet's life, character, and work. Johnson's judgments proved controversial from publication, with critics challenging
his views on Milton, Gray, and Swift, among others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 |
|---|---|
| Title | Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Most_Eminent_English_Poets |
| Contents | Addison -- Savage -- Swift. |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1888 Cassell & Company edition by Les Bowler |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 45.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism |
| Subject | English poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism |
| Subject | Poets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4679 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | May 31, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 859 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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