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Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield on 7 September, old style, 1709.
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In this major revision of The Life of Samuel Johnson, Robert DeMaria makes a compelling claim for the attention of a new generation of Johnson's readers and admirers.
Even as a child Johnson relied on his extraordinary powers of mind to distinguish himself from his family and to propel him into broader intellectual and social milieux. His hero was Joseph Scaliger and he dreamt of becoming a Latin scholar-poet, a citizen like Scaliger of the European republic of letters. His efforts and talents were remarkable. But financial and personal circumstances prevented him achieving his early dreams. Robert DeMaria describes his subject in terms of Johnson's own personal and professional hopes for himself and gets closer to the historical man than any previous study of the complete life and works.
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- Title Life of Samuel Johnson
- Author Robert DeMaria
- Binding Paperback
- Edition N/A
- Pages 356
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA, U.S.A.
- Date 1995-01-09
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9781557866646 / 1557866643
- Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.03 x 6 x 1.12 in (22.94 x 15.24 x 2.84 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92023302
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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