Samuel Johnson's last literary work, the Lives of the Poets, offers a detailed survey of English poetry from the early seventeenth century down to Johnson's own time. Always recognized as a major contribution to English biography and criticism, it is...
mehr
Samuel Johnson's last literary work, the Lives of the Poets, offers a detailed survey of English poetry from the early seventeenth century down to Johnson's own time. Always recognized as a major contribution to English biography and criticism, it is also one of Johnson's most readable and eloquent achievements. This is the first scholarly edition since 1905 and includes a full introduction and critical apparatus. This is volume three of four. Intro -- Contents to Volume III -- Lives in Alphabetical Order -- Short Titles -- ADDISON -- HUGHES -- SHEFFIELD -- PRIOR -- CONGREVE -- BLACKMORE -- FENTON -- GAY -- GRANVILLE -- YALDEN -- TICKELL -- HAMMOND -- SOMERVILE -- SAVAGE -- SWIFT -- BROOME -- Textual Notes -- Commentary.
