EIGHTEENTH CENTURY GENTLEMEN AND OTHER ESSAYS by S. C. Roberts ( 9780521061001 )

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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY GENTLEMEN AND OTHER ESSAYS

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ISBN 10:

0521061008

ISBN 13:

9780521061001

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

2 January, 1930

Description:

The main focus of this concise 1930 volume is on Samuel Johnson, particularly in terms of his relationship with the cultural climate of the eighteenth century.

Synopsis:

Originally published in 1930, the main focus of this concise volume is on the figure of Samuel Johnson, particularly in terms of his relationship with the surrounding cultural climate of the eighteenth century. Four essays on Johnson constitute the main part of the text, and this section is bookended by portraits of George Lyttelton and Thomas Macaulay, which serves to contextualise Johnson's position as the pre-eminent figure of the time. This is a a highly readable book, which deploys a vast array of knowledge in a subtle and unobtrusive manner, providing a well-rounded interpretation of the Augustan age that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Johnson and his milieu.

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