Famous Reviews - Couverture souple

Johnson, R. Brimley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1419119176 ISBN 13 : 9781419119170

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

Famous Reviews is a book written by R. Brimley Johnson, which compiles a selection of reviews written by Samuel Johnson, one of the most prominent literary critics of the 18th century. The book includes reviews of works by famous authors such as William Shakespeare, John Milton, and Alexander Pope, as well as lesser-known writers of the time. Johnson's reviews are known for their wit, insight, and often controversial opinions, making them a fascinating read for anyone interested in literary criticism and the history of literature. The book also includes an introduction by R. Brimley Johnson, providing context and background information on Johnson's life and work. Overall, Famous Reviews is a valuable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the history of literary criticism.Though the world saw and heard little of Madame D'Arblay during the last forty years of her life, and though that little did not add to her fame, there were thousands, we believe, who felt a singular emotion when they learned that she was no longer among us. The news of her death carried the minds of men back at one leap, clear over two generations, to the time when her first literary triumphs were won. All those whom we have been accustomed to revere as intellectual patriarchs, seemed children when compared with her; for Burke had sate up all night to read her writings, and Johnson had pronounced her superior to Fielding, when Rogers was still a schoolboy, and Southey still in petticoats.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Although regular literary organs, and the critical columns of the press, are both of comparatively recent origin, we find that ahnost from the beginning our journalists aspired to be critics as well as newsmongers. Under Charles II, Sir Roger LE strange issued his Observator (1681), which weis a weekly review, not a chronicle; and John Dunton s The Athenian Mercury (1690), is best described as a sort of early Notes and Queries. Here, as elsewhere, Defoe developed this branch of journalism, particularly in his Review (1704), and in Mist s Journal (1714). A nd, again, as in a Uother departments, Ms methods were not materially improved upon until Leigh Himt, and his brother John, started The Examiner in 1808, soon after the rise of the Reviews. Addison and Steele, of course, had treated literary topics in The Spectator or The Toiler ;but the serious discussion of contemporary writers began with the Whig Edinburgh of 1802 and the Tory Quarterly of 1809. By the end of George Ill sreign every daily paper had its column of book-notices; while 1817 marks an epoch in the weekly press; when Wi Uiam Jerdan started The Observator (parent of our A thenaeum) in order to furnish (for one shilling weekly) a clear and instructive picture of the moral and literary improvement of the time, and a complete and authentic chronological literary record for reference. Though probably there is no form of literature more widely practised, and less organised, than the review, it would be safe to say that every example stands somewhere between a critical essay and a publishers advertisement. We need not, however, consider here the many influences which may corrupt newspaper criticism to-day, nor concern ourselves with those legitimate notices of books which only aim at te Uing the story or otherwise offering guidance for an order from the library.
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About the Publisher

Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1914. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1419119176
• ISBN 13: 9781419119170
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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