{"product_id":"the-life-of-samuel-johnson-isbn-9781557866646","title":"The Life of Samuel Johnson","description":"In this major revision of \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e The Life of Samuel Johnson, \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003e Robert DeMaria makes a compelling claim for the attention of a new generation of Johnson's readers and admirers.  List of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eA Note on the Form of Citation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Lichfield.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Oxford and Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eIrene.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. London.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Early Biographical Writings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Miscellaneous Prose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Harleian Library.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Johnson's \u003ci\u003eDictionary.\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. \u003ci\u003eThe Vanity of Human Wishes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. \u003ci\u003eThe Rambler.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Sermons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. \u003ci\u003eThe Adventurer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Literary Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Idler.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Rasselas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Lectures on the English Law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Late Political Writings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. A Jourey to the Western Islands of Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The Lives of the Poets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Final Years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"DeMaria's excellent revision of Johnson the scholar...\" \u003ci\u003eTES\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"DeMaria is himself a fine commentator, and some of his paraphrases outshine the originals...\" \u003ci\u003eBostonia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003ci\u003eProfessor William H. Pritchard, Amherst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"DeMaria's penetrating biography...\" \u003ci\u003eGwin J. Kolb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Balanced, incisive, and wide-ranging...\" \u003ci\u003eBruce Redford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Robert DeMaria has written a learned and at times provocative work which undoubtedly adds to our understanding of the great man.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Robert DeMaria has very nearly done it ... a thoroughly serious, even solemn Johnson.\" \u003ci\u003eKeith Walker, TLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a fine and original critical account.\" \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"A pleasantly written, useful introduction to Johnson's writing.\" \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"A very readable account.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Johnson observed that people require reminding more often than instructing. Demaria's study provides both.\" \u003ci\u003eMagill's Literary Annual 1994\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Demaria's biography is a balanced book, and - as one might expect - a learned one.\" \u003ci\u003eStudies in English Literature 1500-1900\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An erudite, fact-packed work that delves into the social context for Johnson's writing.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Anyone wishing to enjoy a highly readable and informative book on Johnson should find a copy of Robert DeMaria's \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Samuel Johnson, A Critical Biography.\u003c\/i\u003e Even the most ardent Johnsonian will learn something new, and it can be recommended to students without qualification... Most of the facts of Johnson's life are well known; DeMaria uses them to guide us on a journey through Johnson's intellectual landscape. \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain Modern Language Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert DeMaria\u003c\/b\u003e is Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English at Vassar College, where he teaches Old English and the History of English as well as Eighteenth-century British Literature. In 1986 he published \u003ci\u003eJohnson's Dictionary and the Language of Learning\u003c\/i\u003e His \u003ci\u003eBritish Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e in the Blackwell Anthologies series is forthcoming.  In this major revision of \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Samuel Johnson,\u003c\/i\u003e Robert DeMaria makes a compelling claim for the attention of a new generation of Johnson's readers and admirers. \u003cbr\u003e Even as a child Johnson relied on his extraordinary powers of mind to distinguish himself from his family and to propel him into broader intellectual and social milieux. His hero was Joseph Scaliger and he dreamt of becoming a Latin scholar-poet, a citizen like Scaliger of the European republic of letters. His efforts and talents were remarkable. But financial and personal circumstances prevented him achieving his early dreams. Robert DeMaria describes his subject in terms of Johnson's own personal and professional hopes for himself and gets closer to the historical man than any previous study of the complete life and works.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990278095077,"sku":"NP9781557866646","price":44.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781557866646.jpg?v=1761787173","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-life-of-samuel-johnson-isbn-9781557866646","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}