Samuel Johnson
By: W. Jackson Bate.
Edition: 1st Counterpoint pbk. ed.
Publisher: Counterpoint
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 646
Subjects: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.; Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography.; Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Intellectuals -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Description: In this biography - a work that won three of the most prestigious literary prizes this country offers - W. Jackson Bate delves deep into the character that formed Johnson's awesome intellect and fueled his prodigious output. The first great modern biography of Johnson, it confirms that his statements and judgments on literature, politics, religion, behavior - on all human experience - are as relevant in our age as when they were first uttered.

This new edition brings a modern classic back into print and includes a new preface from the author.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.