Synopsis
The anonymous Letters of Junius appeared in the Public Advertiser in London between January 21, 1769 and January 21, 1772. Read and discussed avidly at home and abroad until well into the nineteenth century, they were ascribed to the most distinguished writers of the epoch. Only when all these attributions proved incorrect, and minor authors had to be considered, did interest in them begin to wane. The present study sets out to demonstrate that only an exceptional stylist and scholar could have conducted this influential and farsighted correspondence - that its author commanded all the outstanding gifts, and accomplishments of Johnson himself, and that they both may very well have been one and and the same person.
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À propos de l?auteur
The Author: Linde Katritzky, an adjunct professor at the University of Florida, graduated from the University of Munich, Germany, and holds an M.A. in German and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Florida. She lived for many years in England and has published articles on literature, the enlightenment, and English/German cultural relations in international journals. Her monograph, Lichtenbergs Gedankensystem, is volume six in the series The Enlightenment: German and Interdisciplinary Studies (Peter Lang, 1995).
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Johnson and The Letters of Junius: New Perspectives on an Old Enigma: 5 (Ars Interpretandi the Art of Interpretation)
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JOHNSON AND "THE LETTERS OF JUNIUS" (ARS INTERPRETANDI = THE ART OF INTERPRETATION ; VOL. 5) [signed]
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Johnson and the Letters of Junius - New Perspectives on an Old Enigma
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Peter Lang, 1996
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ISBN 13 : 9780820431062
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Hardback. Etat : Good. Johnson and the Letters of Junius ? New Perspectives on an Old Enigma (1996) By Linde Katritzky | Peter Lang ISBN: 0820431060 Condition: Good (scholarly, slightly conspiratorial) Offered by: Crappy Old Books If you?ve ever looked at the 18th century and thought, ?What this period really needs is an anonymous political troll with exquisite prose,? then welcome to the world of Junius ? and to Linde Katritzky?s attempt to unmask him, with Samuel Johnson in the frame as prime suspect. ( Google Books ) Johnson and the Letters of Junius: New Perspectives on an Old Enigma is what happens when you take one of English literature?s grumpiest geniuses, one of Britain?s most famous anonymous polemicists, and ask: ?What if they were? the same person?? The mystery in brief Between 1769 and 1772 , a series of anonymous letters signed Junius appeared in the Public Advertiser , savaging kings, ministers and assorted grandees with satirical precision. ( Wikipedia ) For two centuries, people have asked: Who was Junius? Suggestions have included: Sir Philip Francis (the favourite of modern scholars)( Wikipedia ) A rotating cast of politicians, civil servants, and well-connected mischief-makers And here, very seriously: Samuel Johnson himself Katritzky?s answer is not a shrug. It is a 167-page, citation-heavy, stylistic deep dive that patiently goes: ?Look, if you want someone who writes like this , knows all this , and enjoys this level of rhetorical savagery ? Johnson fits rather suspiciously well.? ( Google Books ) What?s inside (apart from dense, delicious scholarship) You get: Chapters on style, design, strategy, genre and function , carefully comparing Johnson?s known writings with Junius?s political broadsides. ( Google Books ) A tour through 18th-century politics , journalism and print culture ? complete with ministers, libel laws and newspapers that might as well have been called The Daily Outrage . Close reading galore: word choice, sentence rhythm, rhetorical habits ? the forensic linguistics of ?Does this sound like Johnson or not?? The underlying, gloriously audacious thesis that the great moralist of English letters might also have been the period?s sharpest anonymous political sniper . It?s like literary CSI, but with more footnotes and fewer sunglasses. This particular copy Condition: Good ? which, in Crappy Old Books terms, means: The binding is solid, the boards respectable, and the pages present, clean, and ready for interrogation. Light signs of use only: perhaps browsed by one or two suspicious-minded Johnsonians, but not mauled in a seminar stampede. No wild damage, no tragic marginalia meltdown. Just a sensible, working hardback that looks exactly like what it is: a serious academic book with secret-identity energy. Who is this actually for? Johnson fans who secretly hope he had a more chaotic side-hustle than just dictionaries and moral essays. 18th-century nerds who love the intersection of politics, print and personality. People who enjoy the idea that an anonymous Georgian flamethrower might be unmasked not by scandal but by meticulous stylistic analysis . Anyone who thinks ?New Perspectives on an Old Enigma? is basically catnip as a subtitle. You do not need to be a professional scholar, but you should enjoy: Long paragraphs Proper arguments And the occasional feeling of, ?Oh, that?s actually quite clever.? The vibe Reading this feels like: Sitting in a quiet library while someone very smart and very patient takes you through an 18th-century whodunnit. Watching the mask of Junius slowly peel back as parallels pile up: diction, rhythm, references, favourite targets, recurring turns of phrase. ( Google Books ) Realising that literary history is full of unsolved puzzles ? and that solving them involves fewer secret diaries and more careful reading than the movies promised. It?s not breathless, it?s not sensationalist; it?s cool, methodical, and slightly subversive . Which, frankly, is a great look for a hardback. Ideal use-cases Impressing guests who glance at your shelves and spot ?Johnson and The Letters of Junius? and think, ?Ah. A person of taste, and possibly grudges.? Actual research, if you?re writing about Johnson, anonymity, 18th-century journalism or the Letters of Junius. Quietly enjoying the possibility that the man who told us ?clear your mind of cant? might also have anonymously roasted half the political establishment. Respectfully supplied by Crappy Old Books , where the enigmas are old, the perspectives are new, and even heavyweight scholarship turns up in Good condition with just a hint of conspiracy. N° de réf. du vendeur 5004
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Johnson and The Letters of Junius: New Perspectives on an Old Enigma: 5 (Ars Interpretandi the Art of Interpretation)
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1996 first edition hardback in very good condition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on title page: "To Ronnie, our dear friend and neighbour, Alan and Linde Katritzky". A little foxing to that same page. No other marks, clean and bright, tight binding. The illustrated boards have negligible shelf wear. No dust jacket. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback. Inscribed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 011458
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