Samuel Johnson and the Life of Reading

by Robert DeMaria Jr.

Book Overview

The surprising influence of one of the greatest readers in English literature.

If readers of the twentieth century feel overwhelmed by the proliferation of writing and information, they can find in Samuel Johnson a sympathetic companion. Johnson's career coincided with the rapid expansion of publishing in England--not only in English, but in Latin and Greek; not only in books, but in reviews, journals, broadsides, pamphlets,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801892422
• ISBN13: 9780801892424
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher