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Autore |
Johnson Samuel <1709-1784.> |
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Titolo |
The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works / / Samuel Johnson ; with an introduction and notes by Roger Lonsdale |
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[Oxford] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-178649-7 |
0-19-151587-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (666 pages) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poets, English |
Poets, English - Early modern, 1500-1700 |
Poets, English - 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Samuel Johnson's last literary work, the Lives of the Poets, offers a detailed survey of English poetry from the early seventeenth century down to Johnson's own time. Always recognized as a major contribution to English biography and criticism, it is also one of Johnson's most readable and eloquent achievements. This is the first scholarly edition since 1905 and includes a full introduction and critical apparatus. This is volume four of four. - ;Johnson himself wrote in 1782: 'I know not that I have written any thing more generally commended than the Lives of the Poets'. Always recognized as a |
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