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Samuel Johnson in Historical Context
Clark, J. C. D.; Erskine-Hill, Howard
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Description for Samuel Johnson in Historical Context
Hardback. Sudden shifts of perspective and hotly contested controversies have fundamentally changed our view of Johnson. This volume offers an informed account of what has been achieved, and points to the new directions in which scholarship is developing. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
In one of the more sudden shifts of perspective, and hotly contested controversies of recent historical and literary scholarship, our view of Johnson has been fundamentally changed. This volume offers the best up-to-the-moment account of what has been achieved, and points to the new directions in which scholarship is developing. It will be essential reading for all concerned with eighteenth-century studies.
In one of the more sudden shifts of perspective, and hotly contested controversies of recent historical and literary scholarship, our view of Johnson has been fundamentally changed. This volume offers the best up-to-the-moment account of what has been achieved, and points to the new directions in which scholarship is developing. It will be essential reading for all concerned with eighteenth-century studies.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Modern History
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333804476
SKU
V9780333804476
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About Clark, J. C. D.; Erskine-Hill, Howard
JEREMY BLACK MBE Professor of History, University of Exeter EVELINE CRUICKSHANKS Fellow, Institute of Historical Research MATTHEW M. DAVIS Senior Editor at the Core Knowledge Foundation THOMAS KAMINSKI Editor NIALL MACKENZIE PhD Candidate in English, University of Cambridge DAVID MONEY Senior Lecturer in English, University of Sunderland PAUL MONOD Professor of History, Middlebury College, Vermont EIRWEN NICHOLSON Researcher MURRAY G. ... Read more
Reviews for Samuel Johnson in Historical Context
"This richly suggestive essay will send many readers back to the work to discover examples of Johnson's oscillation..." - The Times Literary Supplement (UK)