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Domestick Privacies
Johnson, Samuel; Wheeler, David
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Description for Domestick Privacies
Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Biography was Samuel Johnson's favorite among literary genres, and his Lives of the Poets is often regarded as the capstone of his career. The central place of biography in his oeuvre is explored in this collection of nine original essays by leading Johnson scholars. Varied in their focus and approach, the essays range from a philosophical overview of Johnson's notion of the relation between life and art, to a detailed reading of the Life of Milton, to a speculation on the value of the Lives in the classroom.
Emerging clearly in the essays are the dual ... Read more
Biography was Samuel Johnson's favorite among literary genres, and his Lives of the Poets is often regarded as the capstone of his career. The central place of biography in his oeuvre is explored in this collection of nine original essays by leading Johnson scholars. Varied in their focus and approach, the essays range from a philosophical overview of Johnson's notion of the relation between life and art, to a detailed reading of the Life of Milton, to a speculation on the value of the Lives in the classroom.
Emerging clearly in the essays are the dual ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813116129
SKU
V9780813116129
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99-2
About Johnson, Samuel; Wheeler, David
Jim Gray is a combat veteran and Retired Special Warfare Combat Craft (SWCC) Master Chief with 22 years' experience in Combatant Craft Operations. He served on both active and reserve duty, including service in the Northern Persian Gulf. Upon retirement, while working with Vantage Systems Incorporated, he sailed high-risk waters as a maritime security specialist, protecting multimillion dollar yachts and ... Read more
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