Title: Samuel Johnson /
Authors: Bellamy, Liz
Publisher: Northcote House in association with the British Council,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Johnson, Samuel, Criticism and interpretation.
Abstract: Despite his status as one of the founding fathers of modern English literature, few of Samuel Johnson's works are widely read today. This book suggests that his writings need to be appreciated in the context of contemporary debates over the role and status of literature within a rapidly expanding culture.
Contents: 1. London and The vanity of human wishes -- 2. The Rambler and the Idler -- 3. The Dictionary -- 4. Rasselas -- 5. Shakespeare and the Prefaces -- 6. A journey to the Western Isles.