Samuel Johnson

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THE OXFORD AUTHORS
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Edited by Donald Greene
'That Johnson really was one of the best English writers of his time, that he deserved his great reputation, is a fact that we are likely to lose sight of.' This was the fear, expressed by Edmund Wilson, that Johiison's larger-than-life personality would distract readers from appreciating his superb mastery of the English language. This volume celebrates Johnson's amazing talent with a selection from the well-known, arid also the less familiar pieces. Rasselas, 'The Vanity of Human Wishes', the prefaces to his Dictionary, his edition of Shakespeare, and to the works of the English poets, as well as many of his Rambler and
Idler essays, represent the writing which brought him fame. There is also a substantial sample of lesser-known prose, and of his poetry, letters, and journals.
the oxford authors is a series of authoritative editions/>f major English writers. Aimed at both students and the general reader, each volume... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE OXFORD AUTHORS
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Edited by Donald Greene
'That Johnson really was one of the best English writers of his time, that he deserved his great reputation, is a fact that we are likely to lose sight of.' This was the fear, expressed by Edmund Wilson, that Johiison's larger-than-life personality would distract readers from appreciating his superb mastery of the English language. This volume celebrates Johnson's amazing talent with a selection from the well-known, arid also the less familiar pieces. Rasselas, 'The Vanity of Human Wishes', the prefaces to his Dictionary, his edition of Shakespeare, and to the works of the English poets, as well as many of his Rambler and
Idler essays, represent the writing which brought him fame. There is also a substantial sample of lesser-known prose, and of his poetry, letters, and journals.
the oxford authors is a series of authoritative editions/>f major English writers. Aimed at both students and the general reader, each volume contains a generous selection of the best writings—poetry, prose, and letters—to give the essence of a writer's work and thinking. All the texts are complemented by essential notes, an introduction, chronology, and suggestions for further reading.
frank kermode, the General Editor of the series, iSretired King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Cambridge. donald greene is Leo S. Bing Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Southern California. Vissza