J. C. D. Clark

Samuel Johnson

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ISBN 13:
9780521478854
author:
J. C. D. Clark
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 1994.
language:
English
Publication Year:
1994
Pages:
286
Genre:
History Textbook
Condition:
New
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£40.44

Description

Samuel Johnson Literature, Religion and English Cultural Politics from the Restoration to Romanticism by J. C. D. Clark offers a fresh perspective on the life and thought of Samuel Johnson. Contrary to traditional views, this biography presents a more complex figure, driven by strong commitments and conflicts in religion and politics. Clark's analysis reveals Johnson's role in the literary dynamics of his age, set against a new context for English cultural politics between the Restoration and Romanticism. This book will be of interest not only to those interested in Johnson but also to historians of ideas and students of English literature seeking a nuanced understanding of 18th-century thought. By reconstructing Johnson's obscured commitments and conflicts, Clark provides a more complete picture of this influential writer and thinker.

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