Bibliograph

Samuel Johnson, a life, David Nokes

Type

Label

Samuel Johnson, a life, David Nokes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-397) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Samuel Johnson

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

317928627

Responsibility statement

David Nokes

Sub title

a life

Summary

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, the black manservant who in many ways was like a son to Johnson. --from publisher description

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