James Boswell: The Life of Johnson (Paperback)

This is a radical introduction to the Life of Johnson. It discusses the main structural, dramatic, historical and imaginative aspects of the work, and establishes its intellectual contexts: Hume's philosophy, earlier biographical writings by Boswell, and the French and German Enlightenment and romantic traditions. Professor Clingham offers an account of the Life based upon reassessment of the nature of biography, of Boswell's style and thought, and of Johnson's own works. As he examines the Life's complex psychological, emotional and artistic facets, a fresh picture of Boswell as biographer emerges. The book also provides a table of the principal scenes and conversations in the Life, as well as a chronological table of Boswell's life and times and a guide to further reading.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Landmarks of World Literature
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	1992
Authors:	Greg Clingham
Dimensions:	204 x 127 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-37893-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-521-37893-1
Barcode:	9780521378932

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