History of the Commentary on Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson (Hardcover, New)

A history and analysis of 250 years of critical commentary on selected works of Samuel Johnson. The works of Samuel Johnson, whom many consider the father of English criticism, are themselves the object of thousands of pages of critical commentary and analysis. Edward Tomarken's study traces and analyses the past two and a half centuries of commentary on selected Johnsonian works: The early biographies and the life of Savage (1744); The nondramatic poems, particularly 'London' (1738) and 'The Vanity of Human Wishes' (1749); His play Irene (1749); The periodical essays, particularly in the Rambler (1750-52); Rasselas (1759); Shakespearean criticism (1765); The Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775); and The Lives of the Poets(1779-81).

General

Imprint:	Camden House
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Literary Criticism in Perspective
Release date:	July 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Edward Tomarken
Dimensions:	579 x 386 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	198
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-879751-94-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries
LSN:	1-879751-94-1
Barcode:	9781879751941

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