In this major revision of
The Life of Samuel Johnson,
Robert DeMaria makes a compelling claim for the attention of a new generation of Johnson's readers and admirers.List of Illustrations.
A Note on the Form of Citation.
Preface.
1. Lichfield.
2. Oxford and Birmingham.
3. Irene.
4. London.
5. Early Biographical Writings.
6. Miscellaneous Prose.
7. The Harleian Library.
8. Johnson's Dictionary. .
9. The Vanity of Human Wishes.
10. The Rambler.
11. Sermons.
12. The Adventurer.
13. The Literary Magazine.
14. The Idler.
15. Rasselas.
16. Shakespeare.
17. Lectures on the English Law.
18. Late Political Writings.
19. A Jourey to the Western Islands of Scotland.
20. The Lives of the Poets.
21. Final Years.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
DeMaria's excellent revision of Johnson the scholar...
TES DeMaria is himself a fine commentator, and some of his paraphrases outshine the originals... Bostonia
DeMaria's scrupulous patient exploration of the career in all its aspects is - right down to his book's informative and skillful Notes and Index - a heroic undertaking. He has carried it out beautifully. Professor William H. Pritchard, Amherst
DeMaria's penetrating biography... Gwin J. Kolb
Balanced, incisive, and wide-ranging...
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