The Lives of the Poets: A Selection (Oxford World's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199226741 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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`Review from previous edition 'Although it is hard to find words of sufficient praise for it, this is a great and classic edition' ' Henry Woudhuysen, The New Rambler`'my book of the decade' ' Brian Vickers, TLS`'a marvelous scholarly performance' ' Frank Kermode, New York Review of Books
Roger Lonsdale was formerly Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. John Mullan teaches at University College London.
Five Stars Amazon Customer excellent. Mr. D. James said To Walk with Circumspection in the Mean Path. Lives of the English Poets is probably the only work of Johnson's likely to be read today beyond academic circles. Despite the fact that he was in his sixty-eighth year when he began the task of writing the lives of fifty-two poets of the seventeenth and ei. "Samuel Johnson" according to Michael R. Frank. This book is vintage Johnson. He knew the human heart like few have ever done and to read him is to place oneself in the position of actually understanding oneself a little better. The Lives of the Poets does not disappoint.
Its publication coincides with the 300th anniversary of Johnson's birth in September 1709.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.. This selection--featuring the lives of eleven of the most important poe