A Political Biography of Samuel Johnson

A Political Biography of Samuel Johnson
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9781317323433
ISBN-13 : 1317323432
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Download or read book A Political Biography of Samuel Johnson written by Nicholas Hudson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnson rose from obscure origins to become a major literary figure of the eighteenth century. Through a detailed survey of his major works and political journalism, Hudson constructs a complex picture of Johnson as a moralist forced to accept the realistic nature of politics during an era of revolutionary transition.


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