Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings (21stCentury Oxford Authors),New

Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings (21stCentury Oxford Authors),New

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This volume in the 21stCentury Oxford Authors series offers students an authoritative, comprehensive selection of the work of Samuel Johnson (17091784). Accompanied by full scholarly apparatus, the edition enables students to study Johnson's work in the order in which it was written, and, wherever possible, using the text of the first published version.The volume presents a selection of Johnson's most important writings, drawn from all periods of his life. It reflects almost completely the range of literary forms in which Johnson wrote, including poetic translation, biographical sketches, literary criticism, and letters. It includes a broad selection from The Rambler (17501752) and The Idler (17581760), along with the travel narrative A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775), and a selection from The Lives of the Poets (1781). David Womersleys introduction explores how Johnsons mastery of style enabled him to adopt various personae, sometimes simultaneously, in order to communicate through many different genres and registers. Johnson is shown to be an active participant in the philosophical and social currents of his time. This selection reveals an author driven by deeplyheld principles, concerned with how the ethical, political, and affective dimensions of language go beyond vocabulary and reach into the lives of its users.Explanatory notes and commentary are included to enhance the study, understanding, and enjoyment of these works, and the edition includes an Introduction to the life of Johnson, and a Chronology.

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