A comprehensive and fully-indexed guide to Samuel Johnson, covering all aspects of his work, life, and personality. It is the first single-volume reference tool which enables the reader to locate facts on Johnson's ideas on many topics and to trace his thought in all areas.
Introduction Chronology The Encyclopedia Bibliography Index
PAT ROGERS is DeBartolo Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of South Florida. He is the author of more than 200 articles, and his books include Grub Street (1972), The Augustan Vision (1974), Literature and Popular Culture in Eighteenth-Century England (1985), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature (1987), the Blackwell Companion to the Enlightenment (1992), Johnson (1993), Essays on Pope (1993), and Johnson and Boswell: The Transit of Caledonia(1995). He is the former president of the Johnson Society of Lichfield, and of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
"Attempting to bring together into one place the important details
of Samuel Johnson's life, Rogers includes entries on Johnson's
works, his compulsive behavior (e.g., his love of tea and
mysterious use of orange peel), his friends and acquaintances,
notable people of his time, and his cat Hodge. For lovers of
Johnson and readers just discovering him this is an enjoyable
reference work, well prepared and clearly written.... [A] worth
addition to most academic library collections."-Choice
?Attempting to bring together into one place the important details
of Samuel Johnson's life, Rogers includes entries on Johnson's
works, his compulsive behavior (e.g., his love of tea and
mysterious use of orange peel), his friends and acquaintances,
notable people of his time, and his cat Hodge. For lovers of
Johnson and readers just discovering him this is an enjoyable
reference work, well prepared and clearly written.... [A] worth
addition to most academic library collections.?-Choice
?Rogers, a prolific scholar, particularly on topics of Johnsn's
era, has gathered here for he first time 'al the essential facts'
about Samuel Johnson in one reference volume...this is an essential
purchase for larger libraries supporting advanced English
literature programs. Other library programs should also consider
spending on this scholarly, entertaining, and browsable
book.?-Library Journal
"Rogers, a prolific scholar, particularly on topics of Johnsn's
era, has gathered here for he first time 'al the essential facts'
about Samuel Johnson in one reference volume...this is an essential
purchase for larger libraries supporting advanced English
literature programs. Other library programs should also consider
spending on this scholarly, entertaining, and browsable
book."-Library Journal
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