Samuel Johnson: A Life

David Nokes

ISBN 10: 080508651X / ISBN 13: 9780805086515

Verlag: Henry Holt and Co., 2009

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Inhaltsangabe:

In this portrait of Samuel Johnson, David Nokes positions the great thinker in his rightful place as an active force in the Enlightenment, not a mere recorder or performer, and demonstrates how his interaction with life impacted his work. This biography addresses his life and action through the hitherto unexplored perspectives of such major players as Johnson's wife, Tetty; Hester Thrale, in whose household he resided for seventeen years while working on his annotated Shakespeare; and Frances Barber, theblack manservant who in many ways was like a son to Johnson. --from publisher description

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

David Nokes is the author of a biography of Jane Austen published in 1997. A professor of English literature at King's College, London, Nokes also teaches creative writing at the university. He has previously written a novel and a television drama and adapted classics for the screen. His reviews appear often in The Times Literary Supplement.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Samuel Johnson: A Life
Verlag: Henry Holt and Co.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
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