The Making of Johnson's Dictionary 1746 1773

by Allen Reddick

Book Overview

Following the discovery of manuscript materials, including hundreds of unpublished additions and changes, for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Allen Reddick describes the conception, composition, writing, and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary, and the only dictionary created by a great writer. In this second edition of his acclaimed study, Reddick incorporates new commentary and scholarship, and situates The Making of Johnson's Dictionary in current critical and scholarly debate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521568382
• ISBN13: 9780521568388
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"