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Zusatztext This is easily the most comprehensive, visually attractive anthology of Johnson's poetry and prose ever produced. Its generous length permits inclusion of numerous less-known pieces; it is physically compact and easy to hold in the hands; and it includes black-and-white illustrations of title pages, a manuscript page, and a printer's proof page. Informationen zum Autor David Womersley is the Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, and a fellow of St. Catherine's College. Klappentext A comprehensive selection of Samuel Johnson's most important writings, drawn from all periods of his life and reflecting almost completely the full range of literary forms in which he wrote. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive selection of Samuel Johnson's most important writings, drawn from all periods of his life and reflecting almost completely the full range of literary forms in which he wrote. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Note on the Texts Part I: Early Poetry and Prose to 1750 Translation of Horace, Odes, I.xxii (pre-1725) Translation of Horace, Epode, II (prob. 1726) Translation of Horace, Odes, II.xiv (prob. 1726) Translation of Horace, Odes, II.xx (prob. 1726) 'Festina Lente' (prob. late 1726) 'The Young Author' (1729) 'Annals' (1734) - from birth to 1719 Letter to Cave, 25 November, 1734 'Preface' to Lobo's Voyage to Abyssinia (1 February, 1735) Letter to Cave, 12 July, 1737 London (12 May, 1738) 'Debates in the Senate of Magna Lilliputia' (June, 1738) 'A Prayer on my Birth-Day' (7 September, 1738) 'On Gay's Epitaph' (October, 1738) 'Life of Boerhaave' (January, 1739) A Compleat Vindication of the Licensers of the Stage (May, 1739) 'Prologue' to Lethe (April, 1740) 'An Epitaph on Claudy Philips, a Musician' (September, 1740) 'On Epitaphs' (December, 1740) Review of the Memoirs of the Duchess of Marlborough (March, 1742) Proposal for the Harleian Miscellany (November, 1742) Letter to Edward Cave, autumn 1743 Life of Savage (11 February, 1744) Introduction to the Harleian Miscellany (April, 1744) 'To Miss -, on her playing upon the harpsichord' (1746?) Prologue Spoken by Mr Garrick at the Opening of the Theatre in Drury-Lane (September, 1747) 'The Vision of Theodore' (7 April, 1748) The Vanity of Human Wishes (9 January, 1749) 'The Vanity of Wealth' (February, 1750) Part II: 'Dictionary' Johnson The Rambler (1750-1752): 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39, 41, 45, 47, 49, 60, 63, 64, 70,71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 85, 87, 90, 93, 101, 106, 108, 113, 114, 115, 121, 129, 134, 135, 137, 142, 146, 148, 151, 156, 158, 159, 161, 165, 167, 168, 170, 171, 176, 181, 183, 184, 188, 191, 196, 207, 208 'Life of Cheynel' (July, 1751) Sermon . . . for the Funeral of his Wife (prob. March, 1752) 'Prayers Composed on the Death of My Wife' (24 April-6 May 1752) The Adventurer (1752-1754): 39, 45, 50, 67, 69, 84, 85, 95, 99, 102, 107, 111, 119, 126, 137, 138 Diary entries, 22, 23, and 29 April, 1753 Letter to Thomas Warton, 16 July, 1754 'Preface' to the Dictionary of the English Language (15 April, 1755) Letter to the Earl of Chesterfield, 7 February, 1755 Letter to Bennet Langton, 6 May, 1755 Letter to Miss Hill Boothby, 31 December, 1755 Letter to Miss Hill Boothby, 8 January, 1756 Letter to Samuel Richardson, 16 March, 1756 'Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain' (15 May, 1756) Review of Warton, Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope (15 May, 1756) Review of Blackwell, Memoirs of the Court of Augustus (15 May, 1756) 'Observations on the Present State of Affairs' (15 August, 1756) Review of Hanway, An Essay on Tea (15 May, 1757) Review of Jenyns, Free Inquiry (15 May, 1757) 'Of th...
