A Commentary on Mr. Pope's Principles of Morality, Or Essay on Man - Couverture rigide

Johnson, Samuel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300092709 ISBN 13 : 9780300092707

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The first scholarly edition of Samuel Johnson's translation of Jean-Pierre de Crousaz's commentary on An Essay on Man

In 1736, Jean-Pierre de Crousaz published his Commentaire sur la traduction en vers de M. Abbé Du Resnel, de l'Essai de M. Pope sur l'homme, a critique of Alexander Pope's Essay on Man. In 1739, Samuel Johnson published his translation of the critique. This volume, the first scholarly edition of Johnson's translation, includes historical annotations and notes on Johnson's method of translation. Also included are several lengthy footnotes that Johnson added to his translation, which provide his thoughts on evil--particularly the ruling passion and the necessity of free will. Many of the ideas first expressed here would occupy Johnson for the remainder of his life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was a poet, essayist, biographer, and editor. O. M. Brack, Jr., is professor, Department of English, Arizona State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300092709
• ISBN 13: 9780300092707
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Éditeur: Brack Jr. O. M.
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