A clubbable man : essays on eighteenth-century literature in honor of Greg Clingham / edited by Anthony W. Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Anthony W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lewisburg, PA : Bucknell University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Samuel Johnson famously referred to his future biographer, the unsociable magistrate Sir John Hawkins, as “a most unclubbable man." Conversely, this celebratory volume gathers distinguished eighteenth-century studies scholars to honor the achievements, professional generosity, and sociability of Greg Clingham, taking as its theme textual and social group formations. Here, Philip Smallwood examines the “mirrored minds” of Johnson and Shakespeare, while David Hopkins parses intersections of the general and particular in three key eighteenth-century figures. Aaron Hanlon draws parallels between instances of physical rambling and rhetorical strategies in Johnson’s Rambler, while Cedric D. Reverand dissects the intertextual strands uniting Dryden and Pope. Contributors take up other topics significant to the field, including post-feminism, travel, and seismology. Whether discussing cultural exchange or textual reciprocities, each piece extends the theme, building on the trope of relationship to organize and express its findings. Rounding out this collection are tributes from Clingham’s former students and colleagues, including original poetry.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

A Note on the Cover Image

Introduction

PART I Essays on Samuel Johnson and James Boswell

Mirrored Minds: Johnson and Shakespeare

The General and the Particular: Paradox and the Play of Contraries in the Criticism of Pope, Johnson, and Reynolds

“The Caliban of Literature”: Spenser, Shakespeare, and Johnson’s Intertextual Scholarship

In Silence and Darkness: Johnson’s Verdicts on Artistic Failure

Smollett’s Ramblers and the Law of the Land

The Social Life of Thomas Cumming, or “Clubbing” with Johnson’s Friend, the Fighting Quaker

Not “Just a Macheath”: Young Boswell and Old Cibber in Boswell’s London Journal 1762–1763

PART II Essays on Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture

English Historiography, the Development of Secular Autobiography, and the Memoir

What Else Did Pope Borrow from Dryden?

Poetic Performances: Pope’s An Essay on Man and Swift’s “Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift”

Swift Shrinks the Duke of Marlborough: Public Delegitimation through Scale

Western Gardens, Eastern Views: Asian Travelers on Greenscapes of the British Isles

Publishers Can Cause Earthquakes: Explanations and Enigmas of the Seismic Enlightenment

PART III Personal Reminiscences

Greg Clingham as Teacher and Mentor

Greg Clingham and Bucknell University Press

Commemoratory Poems

Coda

Greg Clingham’s Publications

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Notes on Contributors

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-68448-352-2

1-68448-354-9

OCLC:

1330932559