Selected Essays

Johnson, Samuel; Womersley, David (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0140436278 / ISBN 13: 9780140436273

Edité par Penguin Classics, 2003

N° de réf. du vendeur 1207616-n

Synopsis :

This volume contains a generous selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. It was here that he first created the literary character and forged the distinctive prose style that established him as a public figure. Also included here is the best of Johnson's later journalism, including essays from the periodicals 'The Adventurer' and 'The Idler'.

À propos de l'auteur: Samuel Johnson (1709-84) was an English poet, novelist, critic, lexicographer, biographer, and editor. But it was his essays that made him a dominant figure in 18th century English literary life. David Womersley is a lecturer in English at Jesus College, Oxford. He edited the authoritative three-volume edition of Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', as well as the one-volume abridged edition, for Penguin Classics.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Selected Essays
Éditeur : Penguin Classics
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New