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Samuel Johnson
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List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Politics, literature and the culture of humanism; 2. Johnson and the Anglo-Latin tradition; 3. The political culture of Oxford University, 1715–1768; 4. Johnson's career and the question of oaths, 1709–1758; 5. Johnson and the nonjurors; 6. Johnson's political conduct, 1737–1760; 7. Johnson's political opinions, 1760–1784; 8. Johnson's writings, 1760–1781; 9. 'Sophistry', 'indiscretion', 'falsehood': the denigration of Samuel Johnson, 1775–1832.

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An analysis of the life and thought of the writer Samuel Johnson from an historian's viewpoint.

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'This is a stimulating and cogent work which offers a refreshing and provocative re-appraisal of some central features of Johnson's life and work.' David Nokes, The Times Literary Supplement

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