Johnson Circle (eBook)

A Group Portrait

Lyle Larsen (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
348 Seiten
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (Verlag)
978-1-68393-116-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book focuses on ten key figures of the so-called Johnson circle. It explores their characters, their contributions to society, their relationships with one another, and their indebtedness to Samuel Johnson.

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Samuel Johnson, from early boyhood, lived with the knowledge that his homely face, large and ungainly body, loud voice, and odd mannerisms put people off. He later confessed that he had never made an effort to please others until past thirty, "e;considering the matter as hopeless."e; Yet he managed to gather about him as friends, especially during the last quarter of his life, some of the most fascinating and accomplished people of the day. These friendships were not always smooth, and some did not last, but Johnson valued the individuals nonetheless. Actor, painter, playwright, novelist, Greek scholar, miscellaneous writer, biographer, leading bluestocking, wealthy man-of-fashion: they represented a wide range of talents and personalities. Johnson brought them together as a group, and all testified that in knowing him they became far better persons than they otherwise would have been.This book focuses on ten key figures, aside from Johnson himself, of the so-called Johnson circle. It explores their characters, their contributions to society, their relationships with one another, and their indebtedness to Samuel Johnson.

Autor

Lyle Larsen is professor emeritus of English at Santa Monica College.

Inhalt

List of IllustrationsPrefacePrincipal Figures of the Johnson Circle1. His Trade was Wisdom2. The Great Field of Genius and Exertion3. Deadman’s Place4. Blunders, Ridicule, and a Fine Malignity5. Incident in the Haymarket6. Between Comedy and Tragedy7. Retaliation8. Domestic Issues9. A Variety of Private Cases10. Like Embroidery upon Gauze11. The Flight of Time12. A Wicked, False, Ungrateful Little Vixen13. Torn Friendships14. A Pattern of ResignationAppendix: Bennet Langton’s ChildrenSelected BibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 20 Illustrations including: - 20 Black & White Illustrations.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: English History • English literature • Literary criticism • Literary Studies • Samuel Johnson
• ISBN-10: 1-68393-116-5 / 1683931165
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68393-116-4 / 9781683931164