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23 de abr. de 2024 · Samuel Johnson, English critic, biographer, essayist, poet, and lexicographer who was one of the greatest figures of 18th-century life and letters. He is well remembered for his aphorisms, but his criticism is perhaps his most significant form of writing. Learn more about Johnson’s life and career.
- Robert Folkenflik
Hace 4 días · Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [ OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer.
- 13 December 1784 (aged 75), London, England
- Pembroke College, Oxford
- English, Latin
- Tory
1 de may. de 2024 · In 1747, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), a poet, writer, critic, satirist, and lexicographer, published Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language.Johnson took a conservative approach to protect and preserve the English language: “The chief intent… is to preserve the purity and ascertain the meaning of our English idiom… one great end of this undertaking is to fix the English language.”
25 de abr. de 2024 · Own your ignorance. Freya Johnston. 3480 words. The Literary Criticism of Samuel Johnson: Forms of Artistry and Thought. by Philip Smallwood. Cambridge, 219 pp., £85, September 2023, 978 1 009 36999 2. Criticism, for Samuel Johnson, was female, her votaries for the most part malicious, ineffectual men.
- Philip Smallwood
- September 18, 2023
Hace 6 días · Join me on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment as we explore the insightful words of Samuel Johnson: "Self-confidence is the first requisite to great...
30 de abr. de 2024 · Hester Lynch Piozzi was an English writer and friend of Samuel Johnson. In 1763 she married a wealthy brewer named Henry Thrale. In January 1765 Samuel Johnson was brought to dinner, and the next year, following a severe illness, Johnson spent most of the summer in the country with the Thrales.
19 de abr. de 2024 · The life of Samuel Johnson; by James Boswell. Publication date 1909-01-01 Publisher Sturgis & Walton Co Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor ...
