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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol 18
Essential writings on the English language—its history, structure, and cultural importance—by one of its most adroit practitioners This volume of the Yale Edition of the Works of …
British Literature 1640-1789
Spanning the period from the British Civil War to the French Revolution, the fourth edition of this successful anthology increases its coverage of canonical writings, plays, and of …
The Complete Poems of Samuel Johnson
This definitive edition, the first since 1974, presents all the poetry of Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), including his play, Irene, with detailed, wide-ranging commentary. It has been …
British Literature 1640-1789
An indispensable reference for scholars and students of eighteenth-century English literature This addition to the celebrated Wiley-Blackwell Keywords series explores the meanings …
Gulliver's Travels
The classic tale of shipwreck and adventure in strange lands, Gulliver's Travels is also a wickedly clever satire on the nature of humankind 'A masterwork of irony ... that …
Samuel Johnson and the Life of Reading
The surprising influence of one of the greatest readers in English literature. If readers of the twentieth century feel overwhelmed by the proliferation of writing and information, …
British Literature 1640-1789
Designed to complement DeMaria's textbook British Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology , this critical reader contains seventeen essays by sixteen contemporary literary critics and …
Classical Literature and its Reception
This anthology presents a selection of works that illustrates the traffic between British poetry and classical literature. Gives readers the classical background they need in order …
Poetry from 1660 to 1780
This concise collection of poetry from 1660-1789 offers readers authoritative texts of the central works of the age. Provides readers with authoritative texts of key poems from …
Samuel Johnson and the Life of Reading
If readers of the twentieth century feel overwhelmed by the proliferation of writing and information, they can find in Samuel Johnson a sympathetic companion. Johnson's career …
Samuel Johnson
A one'volume collection of the prose and poetry of eighteenth'century Britain's pre'eminent lexicographer, critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was …
Johnson's Dictionary and the Language of Learning
Although the Dictionary is primarily a philological work, DeMaria shows how it also serves literary, moral, and educational purposes. By analyzing the content of the 116,000 …