The letters of Samuel Johnson. Volume III, 1777-1781 / [Samuel Johnson] ; edited by Bruce Redford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, author.

Contributor:

Redford, Bruce, editor.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton legacy library

Standardized Title:

Correspondence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, English--18th century--Correspondence.

Authors, English.

Lexicographers--Great Britain--Correspondence.

Lexicographers.

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Correspondence.

Johnson, Samuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

The Hyde edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1992.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Hyde Edition offers scores of texts transcribed for the first time from the original documents a feature of special importance in the case of Johnson's revealing letters to Hester Thrale, many of which have been available only in expurgated form. The Hyde Edition is also the first systematically to record substantive deletions, which can yield intimate knowledge of Johnson's stylistic procedures, mental habits, and chains of association. Furthermore, its ownership credits document the current disposition of the manuscripts, hundreds of which have changed hands during the last four decades. Finally, the annotation of the letters incorporates the many significant discoveries of postwar Johnsonian scholarship, as well as decoding references that had previously resisted explanation. The result is a far richer understanding of Samuel Johnson's life, work, and milieu.Originally published in 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

EDITORIAL PROCEDURES

CHRONOLOGY

CUE TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS

LETTERS, 1777

LETTERS, 1778

LETTERS, 1779

LETTERS, 1780

LETTERS, 1781

INDEX

Notes:

Originally published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1992.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781400862139

1400862132

OCLC:

899261564