The Sociable Humanist: The Life and Works of James Harris 1709-1780: Provincial and Metropolitan Culture in Eighteenth-Century England

by Clive T. Probyn

Using previously inaccessible material, this critical biography of the literary theorist, philosopher of language, and musical impresario James Harris creates a vivid picture of this important figure in eighteenth-century English culture. The author of Three Treatises and Hermes, Harris led a culturally and politically rich and varied life. Harris's encounters with the great writers and musicians of the day, including Johnson, Boswell, the Fieldings,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198185634
• ISBN13: 9780198185635
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"