This Companion, first published in 1997, provides an introduction to the works and life of one of the key figures in English literary history.
The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson
"This Companion provides a unique introduction and guide to the works and life of one of the most challenging and wide-ranging writers in English literary history."--[Source inconnue].
The volume distinctively casts its net widely and combines consistently innovative thinking on Johnson's historical role with a fresh sense of present criticism.
This comprehensive volume presents an overview of essential issues pertaining to dictionary style and content and a fresh narrative of the development of English dictionaries throughout the centuries.
This 2004 volume offers an introduction to British literature that challenges the traditional divide between eighteenth-century and Romantic studies.
This Companion is the first volume to cover all her works, including her novels, plays, journals and letters, in a comprehensive and accessible way. It also includes discussion of her critical reputation, and a guide to further reading.
The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett offers an accessible introduction to issues animating the field of Beckett studies today.
Offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this pivotal emperor and his times.
The essays are well supported by supplementary material including a chronology of the period and detailed guides to further reading. Altogether the volume provides an invaluable resource for scholars and students.
Originally published in 1921, this volume contains fifteen papers by Samuel Johnson taken from The Idler, a series of 103 essays largely written by Johnson and published in London weekly The Universal Chronicle between 1758 and 1760.