The new Cambridge companion to Samuel Johnson / edited by Greg Clingham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clingham, Greg, editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature

Cambridge Companions to Literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Criticism and interpretation.

Johnson, Samuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 267 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Students, scholars, and general readers alike will find the New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson deeply informed and appealingly written. Each newly commissioned chapter explores aspects of Johnson's writing and thought, including his ethical grasp of life, his views of language, the roots of his ideas in Renaissance humanism, and his skeptical-humane style. Among the themes engaged are history, disability, gender, politics, race, slavery, Johnson's representation in art, and the significance of the Yale Edition. Works discussed include Johnson's poetry and fiction, his moral essays and political tracts, his Shakespeare edition and Dictionary, and his critical, biographical, and travel writing. A narrated Further Reading provides an informative guide to the study of Johnson, and a substantial Introduction highlights how his literary practice, philosophical values, and life experience provide a challenge to readers new and established. Through fresh, integrated insights, this authoritative guide reveals the surprising contemporaneity of Johnson's thought.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2022).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108966108 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.