Samuel Johnson and the Culture of Property

Klappentext Kevin Hart traces the vast literary legacy and reputation of Samuel Johnson. Through detailed analyses of the biographers and critics who carefully crafted and preserved Johnson's life for posterity! Hart explores the emergence of "The Age of Johnson." Hart argues that James Boswell turned his friend into a monument! a piece of public property. Through subtle analyses of copyright! forgery and heritage in eighteenth-century life Kevin Hart demonstrates how Johnson came to occupy a place at the heart of the English literary canon. Zusammenfassung Kevin Hart traces the vast literary legacy and reputation of Samuel Johnson. Through detailed analyses of the biographers and critics who preserved Johnson's life for posterity! Hart explores the emergence of 'The Age of Johnson'! and demonstrates how Johnson came to occupy a central place in the English literary canon. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: economic acts; 1. The monument; 2. 'The age of Johnson'; 3. Property lines; 4. Subordination and exchange; 5. Cultural properties; 6. Everyday life in Johnson; Conclusion: 'property, contract, trade, and profits'.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Hart
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.1999
• EAN: 9780521651820
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65182-0
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Essays, English, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800