Lives of the English poets / by Samuel Johnson ; with an introduction by Arthur Waugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.

Contributor:

Waugh, Arthur, 1866-1943.

Stuart Curran-Joseph Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

World's classics ; 83-84.

World's classics ; 83-84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poets, English.

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English poetry.

English poetry--18th century--History and criticism.

Genre:

Publishers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 20th century.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)

Game(?), J. (autograph) (Milton Collection copy)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 16 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Oxford University Press : H. Milford, 1933.

Notes:

"'The lives of the English poets' were first published in 1779 and 1781. In 'The world's classics' they were first published in two volumes in 1906 and reprinted in ... 1933."--Vol. 1, p. [iv]. (Vol. 2 gives latest reprint date as 1932.)

Local Notes:

Milton Collection copy: each vol. has a few ms. underlines, marginal marks and notes in pencil in text.

Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.

Milton Collection copy: each vol. has dated 20th-century autograph ("J. Game[?]. 1934.") in blue ink on front free endpaper.

Milton Collection copy: each vol. has 16 p. of publisher's advertisements bound in at end.

Milton Collection copy: each vol. has dust jacket retained.

OCLC:

17416968