Author: Thomas Percy
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Languages : en
Pages : 354

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Author: Thomas Percy
Publisher:
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Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Author: Thomas Percy
Publisher:
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Category : Bishops
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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Author: Louis A. Landa
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400877334
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 721

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Two volumes containing the annual bibliographies of 18th century scholarship published in the Philological Quarterly. "An excellent aid to the student of 18th century literature."—Saturday Review. Volume 2, 1939-1950, includes consolidated index for both volumes. Originally published in 1952. 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.

Author: Peter Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521460309
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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First modern full-length biography of scholar and member of late eighteenth-century intellectual elite.

Author: Bertram H. Davis
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151280164X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher:
ISBN: 1107093538
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 235

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The first modern scholarly edition of the letters of Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), including extensive biographical and contextual material.

Author: Lyle Larsen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1683931165
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 349

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Samuel Johnson, from early boyhood, lived with the knowledge that his homely face, large and ungainly body, loud voice, and odd mannerisms put people off. He later confessed that he had never made an effort to please others until past thirty, “considering the matter as hopeless.” Yet he managed to gather about him as friends, especially during the last quarter of his life, some of the most fascinating and accomplished people of the day. These friendships were not always smooth, and some did not last, but Johnson valued the individuals nonetheless. Actor, painter, playwright, novelist, Greek scholar, miscellaneous writer, biographer, leading bluestocking, wealthy man-of-fashion: they represented a wide range of talents and personalities. Johnson brought them together as a group, and all testified that in knowing him they became far better persons than they otherwise would have been. This book focuses on ten key figures, aside from Johnson himself, of the so-called Johnson circle. It explores their characters, their contributions to society, their relationships with one another, and their indebtedness to Samuel Johnson.

Author: James Boswell
Publisher: Associated University Presse
ISBN: 9780838641712
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Draws upon letters, diaries, memoirs, book reviews, and newspaper articles to present a picture of James Boswell from the vantage point of those who knew him best. This book tells what family, friends, rivals, critics, and satirists thought of the man who produced notable works.

Author: Claude Rawson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472539052
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Alexander Pope, John Dryden, Samuel Johnson and Edmond Malone to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.