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The Works of Samuel Johnson: Lives of the Poets
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Biographies GeneralPoetry CriticismGeneral World History
ISBN13: 9781021912237
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 500
Weight: 1.53
Height: 1.01 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This is a collection of Samuel Johnson's biographical sketches of the major poets of the 18th century. Johnson's insightful commentary on the lives and works of these writers helped to establish them as canonical figures in English literature.
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