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The Life of Samuel Johnson
Taschenbuch von James Boswell
Sprache: Englisch

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In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a biography to which we owe much of our knowledge of the man himself. Through a series of richly detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a sociable figure, vigorously engaging and fencing with great contemporaries such as Garrick, Goldsmith, Burney and Burke, and of course with Boswell himself. Yet anxieties and obsessions also darkened Johnson's private hours, and Boswell's attentiveness to every facet of Johnson's character makes this biography as moving as it is entertaining.

In this entirely new and unabridged edition, David Womersley's introduction examines the motives behind Boswell's work, and the differences between the two men that drew them to each other. It also contains chronologies of Boswell and Johnson, appendices and comprehensive indexes, including biographical details.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a biography to which we owe much of our knowledge of the man himself. Through a series of richly detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a sociable figure, vigorously engaging and fencing with great contemporaries such as Garrick, Goldsmith, Burney and Burke, and of course with Boswell himself. Yet anxieties and obsessions also darkened Johnson's private hours, and Boswell's attentiveness to every facet of Johnson's character makes this biography as moving as it is entertaining.

In this entirely new and unabridged edition, David Womersley's introduction examines the motives behind Boswell's work, and the differences between the two men that drew them to each other. It also contains chronologies of Boswell and Johnson, appendices and comprehensive indexes, including biographical details.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Über den Autor
James Boswell
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 1312
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140436624
ISBN-10: 0140436626
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Boswell, James
Redaktion: Womersley, David
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd
Maße: 215 x 135 x 56 mm
Von/Mit: James Boswell
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.2008
Gewicht: 1,016 kg
preigu-id: 121208950
Über den Autor
James Boswell
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 1312
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140436624
ISBN-10: 0140436626
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Boswell, James
Redaktion: Womersley, David
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd
Maße: 215 x 135 x 56 mm
Von/Mit: James Boswell
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.2008
Gewicht: 1,016 kg
preigu-id: 121208950
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