Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784
Overview
| Works: | 9,740 works in 30,607 publications in 18 languages and 447,278 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc Dictionaries Fiction Poetry Literature Novels Essays History Periodicals |
| Subject Headings: | Authors, English Poets, English Authors, Scottish |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Translator, Other, Author of introduction, wpr, Contributor, Arranger, Compiler, Honoree, Speaker, Creator, Commentator for written text, Adapter, Recipient, Collector, Collaborator, Dedicatee, Originator, Annotator, cnm, Publisher, Composer, Reviewer, Bibliographic antecedent |
| Classifications: | PR3533, 828.609 |
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Most widely held works about
Samuel Johnson
- The life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell( Book )
- Life of Johnson by James Boswell( )
- Samuel Johnson by John Wain( Book )
- Samuel Johnson by Donald J Greene( Book )
- Selected writings by Samuel Johnson( )
- Samuel Johnson and the culture of property by Kevin Hart( )
- Johnson, writing, and memory by Greg Clingham( )
- Samuel Johnson by Walter Jackson Bate( Book )
- The religious life of Samuel Johnson by Charles E Pierce( )
- Samuel Johnson by Leslie Stephen( Book )
- James Boswell's Life of Johnson : an edition of the original manuscript by James Boswell( )
- Samuel Johnson and the life of reading by Robert DeMaria( )
- Loving Dr. Johnson by Helen Deutsch( )
- Whisky, kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster : traveling through Scotland with Boswell and Johnson by William W Starr( )
- Samuel Johnson and the tragic sense by Leopold Damrosch( )
- Samuel Johnson; a collection of critical essays by Donald J Greene( Book )
- Samuel Johnson : the critical heritage by James T Boulton( )
- The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. by John Hawkins( )
- Samuel Johnson by Joseph Wood Krutch( Book )
- Dr Johnson's women by Norma Clarke( )
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Most widely held works by
Samuel Johnson
The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by
Samuel Johnson(
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517 editions published between 1787 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 8,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel about a prince who leaves the "happy valley" to pursue the choice of life
517 editions published between 1787 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 8,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel about a prince who leaves the "happy valley" to pursue the choice of life
A journey to the western islands of Scotland by
Samuel Johnson(
)
265 editions published between 1775 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 4,199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Full e-text
265 editions published between 1775 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 4,199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Full e-text
Lives of the English poets by
Samuel Johnson(
Book
)
314 editions published between 1779 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 4,071 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Lives of the Poets was the crowning achievement of Samuel Johnson's literary life. Initially planned as a series of rapid-fire prefaces introducing separate volumes on English poets, Johnson's project evolved into a comprehensive biographical and critical survey of English poetry from the time of Cowley to the time of Gray. Giving free rein to his tastes, interests, likes, and dislikes, he produced both a review of his life of reading in English poetry and an extended discursive statement of his immensely influential literary values."--
314 editions published between 1779 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 4,071 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Lives of the Poets was the crowning achievement of Samuel Johnson's literary life. Initially planned as a series of rapid-fire prefaces introducing separate volumes on English poets, Johnson's project evolved into a comprehensive biographical and critical survey of English poetry from the time of Cowley to the time of Gray. Giving free rein to his tastes, interests, likes, and dislikes, he produced both a review of his life of reading in English poetry and an extended discursive statement of his immensely influential literary values."--
The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by
Samuel Johnson(
Book
)
607 editions published between 1759 and 2019 in 16 languages and held by 3,220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume recounts the escape of Rasselas and his companions from the 'soft vicissitudes of pleasure and repose' in the happy valley to Egypt, there to study the conditions of men's lives and to seek the active principle of happiness. The real point however, is the manner of the telling--the humor, the solidity of the wisdom, and the verbal force and skill with which that wisdom is pressed home. It is an attack on eighteenth-century optimism and romanticism. However it is an attack without malignancy, without self-righteousness, born rather of a tragic sense of life
607 editions published between 1759 and 2019 in 16 languages and held by 3,220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume recounts the escape of Rasselas and his companions from the 'soft vicissitudes of pleasure and repose' in the happy valley to Egypt, there to study the conditions of men's lives and to seek the active principle of happiness. The real point however, is the manner of the telling--the humor, the solidity of the wisdom, and the verbal force and skill with which that wisdom is pressed home. It is an attack on eighteenth-century optimism and romanticism. However it is an attack without malignancy, without self-righteousness, born rather of a tragic sense of life
The rambler by
Samuel Johnson(
Book
)
304 editions published between 1750 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
304 editions published between 1750 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Itinerário of Jerónimo Lobo by
Jerónimo Lobo(
)
46 editions published between 1735 and 2000 in English and held by 2,604 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Samuel Johnson's first book, A Voyage to Abyssinia (1735), was an English translation of Joachim Le Grand's French version of the manuscript account of the travels to Abyssinia of Father Jerónimo Lobo, a seventeenth-century Portuguese Jesuit missionary."--Introduction (page xxiii)
46 editions published between 1735 and 2000 in English and held by 2,604 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Samuel Johnson's first book, A Voyage to Abyssinia (1735), was an English translation of Joachim Le Grand's French version of the manuscript account of the travels to Abyssinia of Father Jerónimo Lobo, a seventeenth-century Portuguese Jesuit missionary."--Introduction (page xxiii)
The Rambler. In four volumes by
Samuel Johnson(
)
159 editions published between 1756 and 1827 in English and held by 2,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
159 editions published between 1756 and 1827 in English and held by 2,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works by
Samuel Johnson(
Book
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182 editions published between 1781 and 2009 in English and held by 1,974 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 English poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century
182 editions published between 1781 and 2009 in English and held by 1,974 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 English poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century
Johnson's dictionary : a modern selection by
Samuel Johnson(
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57 editions published between 1820 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,849 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
57 editions published between 1820 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,849 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Life of Joseph Addison by
Samuel Johnson(
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7 editions published between 1817 and 2000 in English and held by 1,794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1817 and 2000 in English and held by 1,794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Prince of Abissinia by
Samuel Johnson(
)
144 editions published between 1759 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,613 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
144 editions published between 1759 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,613 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The lives of the poets : a selection by
Samuel Johnson(
)
13 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives -- of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope -- are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical judgements. Unsentimental, opinionated, and quotable, The Lives of the Poets continues to influence the reputations of the writers concerned. It is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the must humanly diverting. - Back cover
13 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives -- of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope -- are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical judgements. Unsentimental, opinionated, and quotable, The Lives of the Poets continues to influence the reputations of the writers concerned. It is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the must humanly diverting. - Back cover
A Johnson reader by
Samuel Johnson(
Book
)
13 editions published between 1964 and 1966 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes "Life of Savage", "The history of Rasselas", "Life of Milton", the prefaces to the "Dictionary" and "Shakespeare", essays, poems, and a section of quotations that illustrate "Johnson talking."
13 editions published between 1964 and 1966 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes "Life of Savage", "The history of Rasselas", "Life of Milton", the prefaces to the "Dictionary" and "Shakespeare", essays, poems, and a section of quotations that illustrate "Johnson talking."
A dictionary of the English language : in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different
significations by examples from the best writers : to which are prefixed, a history of the language, and an English grammar by
Samuel Johnson(
Book
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136 editions published between 1755 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,469 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
136 editions published between 1755 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,469 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poems of Samuel Johnson by
Samuel Johnson(
Book
)
52 editions published between 1790 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
52 editions published between 1790 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selected poetry and prose [of] Samuel Johnson by
Samuel Johnson(
)
3 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 1,258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of Samuel Johnson's best work. This book comprises Johnson's letters, his major poems (including "London"), "Rasselas", twenty-one "Rambler", nineteen "Idlers", the "Prefaces to the Dictionary", the edition of Shakespeare, and the "Lives of the Poets: Cowley, Milton, Swift, Pope, Savage, Collins, and Gray."
3 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 1,258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of Samuel Johnson's best work. This book comprises Johnson's letters, his major poems (including "London"), "Rasselas", twenty-one "Rambler", nineteen "Idlers", the "Prefaces to the Dictionary", the edition of Shakespeare, and the "Lives of the Poets: Cowley, Milton, Swift, Pope, Savage, Collins, and Gray."
The letters of Samuel Johnson / Appendices and comprehensive index by
Samuel Johnson(
)
22 editions published between 1952 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With these two volumes Princeton University Press concludes the first scholarly edition of the letters of Samuel Johnson to appear in forty years. Volume IV chronicles the last three years of Johnson's life, an epistolary endgame that includes the breakup of the friendship with Hester Thrale and a poignant reaching out to new friends and new experiences. Volume V includes not only the comprehensive index but those undated letters that cannot confidently be assigned to a specific year, "ghost" letters (those whose existence is documented in other sources), three letters that have recently been recovered, and translations of Johnson's letters in Latin. Bruce Redford is Professor of English at the University of Chicago and the author of The Converse of the Pen: Acts of Intimacy in the Eighteenth-Century Familiar Letter (Chicago)Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
22 editions published between 1952 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With these two volumes Princeton University Press concludes the first scholarly edition of the letters of Samuel Johnson to appear in forty years. Volume IV chronicles the last three years of Johnson's life, an epistolary endgame that includes the breakup of the friendship with Hester Thrale and a poignant reaching out to new friends and new experiences. Volume V includes not only the comprehensive index but those undated letters that cannot confidently be assigned to a specific year, "ghost" letters (those whose existence is documented in other sources), three letters that have recently been recovered, and translations of Johnson's letters in Latin. Bruce Redford is Professor of English at the University of Chicago and the author of The Converse of the Pen: Acts of Intimacy in the Eighteenth-Century Familiar Letter (Chicago)Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
The letters of Samuel Johnson / 1777-1781 by
Samuel Johnson(
)
17 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Hyde Edition offers scores of texts transcribed for the first time from the original documents a feature of special importance in the case of Johnson's revealing letters to Hester Thrale, many of which have been available only in expurgated form. The Hyde Edition is also the first systematically to record substantive deletions, which can yield intimate knowledge of Johnson's stylistic procedures, mental habits, and chains of association. Furthermore, its ownership credits document the current disposition of the manuscripts, hundreds of which have changed hands during the last four decades. Finally, the annotation of the letters incorporates the many significant discoveries of postwar Johnsonian scholarship, as well as decoding references that had previously resisted explanation. The result is a far richer understanding of Samuel Johnson's life, work, and milieu. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
17 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Hyde Edition offers scores of texts transcribed for the first time from the original documents a feature of special importance in the case of Johnson's revealing letters to Hester Thrale, many of which have been available only in expurgated form. The Hyde Edition is also the first systematically to record substantive deletions, which can yield intimate knowledge of Johnson's stylistic procedures, mental habits, and chains of association. Furthermore, its ownership credits document the current disposition of the manuscripts, hundreds of which have changed hands during the last four decades. Finally, the annotation of the letters incorporates the many significant discoveries of postwar Johnsonian scholarship, as well as decoding references that had previously resisted explanation. The result is a far richer understanding of Samuel Johnson's life, work, and milieu. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
The letters of Samuel Johnson / 1773-1776 by
Samuel Johnson(
)
18 editions published between 1992 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,228 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1992 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,228 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thoughts on the late transactions respecting Falkland's Islands by
Samuel Johnson(
)
75 editions published between 1771 and 2018 in English and Spanish and held by 1,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
75 editions published between 1771 and 2018 in English and Spanish and held by 1,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Boswell, James 1740-1795 Other Author
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Other Author Creator
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch 1741-1821 Other Creator Author Editor Translator
- Greene, Donald J. 1914-1997 Other Compiler Author Editor
- Redford, Bruce Other Contributor Author Editor
- McAdam, E. L. Jr (Edward Lippincott) 1905-1969 Other Author Editor
- Clifford, James L. (James Lowry) 1901-1978 Compiler Author Editor
- Hill, George Birkbeck Norman 1835-1903 Other Author of introduction Author Editor Creator
- Pope, Alexander 1688-1744 Author of introduction Author Dedicatee Translator
- Bate, Walter Jackson 1918-1999 Other Author Editor
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Alternative Names
Author of the Rambler 1709-1784
Dr. Johnson, 1709-1784
Džonson, Samuil
Džonsons, Semjuels, 1709-1784
Gʹonson, Samyuʼel 1709-1784
Jhonnson, Samuel.
Jhonnson, Samuel 1709-1784
Johnson.
Johnson 1709-1784
Johnson 1709-1784 Doctor
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Johnson, Dr., 1709-1784
Johnson S.
Johnson S. 1709-1784
Johnson, Sam.
Johnson Samuel
Johnson (Samuel), Doctor, 1709-1784
Jonsan, Samuel.
Jonsan, Śāmuʼél 1709-1784
Jonson
Jonson , Samuello
Rambler, Author of 1709-1784
Rambler, Author of the 1709-1784
Samjuel Džonson
Samuel Conson
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Samuel Johnson anglický spisovatel a lexikograf
Samuel Johnson angol tudós, költő
Samuel Johnson brittisk författare och lexikograf
Samuel Johnson critico letterario, poeta e saggista britannico
Samuel Johnson écrivain anglais, poète, essayiste, biographe, lexicographe
Samuel Johnson englischer Gelehrter, Schriftsteller, Dichter, Kritiker und Lexikograf
Samuel Johnson English poet, biographer, essayist, lexicographer
Samuel Johnson Ensayista y poeta inglés
Samuel Johnson escriptor i lexocògraf anglès
Samuel Johnson lexicograaf uit Koninkrijk Groot-Brittannië (1709-1784)
Samuel Johnson Nhà Văn Người Anh
Samuel Johnson pisarz i leksykograf angielski
Samuel Johnson schrijver
Samuelis Džonsonas
Semjuels Džonsons
T 1709-1784
Σάμιουελ Τζόνσον
Джонсон С
Джонсон С. 170-1784
Джонсон С. 1709-1784
Самюел Джонсън
Семюел Джонсон
Семюел Джонсон англійський поет, біограф, есеїст, лексикограф
Семјуел Џонсон
Сэмюэл Джонсон английский критик, лексикограф, поэт
Սեմյուել Ջոնսոն
ג'ונסון, סמואל
ג'ונסון, סמואל 1709-1784
דזשאנסאן, סמואל 1709-1784
סמואל ג'ונסון
סמואל ג'ונסון סופר בריטי
جونسون، صامويل، 1709-1784
جونسون، صموئيل، 1709-1784
ساموئل جانسون
ساموئل جانسون نویسنده انگلیسی
سیموئیل جانسن
صمويل جونسون
صمويل جونسون، 1709-1784
صمويل جونسون كاتب إنجليزي
ڈاکٹر سیموئیل جانسن
सैमुएल जॉनसन
सैमुएल जॉनसन अंग्रेज़ कवी, जीवनी लेखक, निबंधकार, कोशकार
सॅम्युएल जॉन्सन
স্যামুয়েল জনসন
ਸੈਮੂਅਲ ਜਾਨਸਨ
சாமுவேல் ஜோன்சன்
శామ్యూల్ జాన్సన్ ఆంగ్ల కవి,వ్యాసకర్త
ಸ್ಯಾಮುಯಲ್ ಜಾನ್ಸ್ಸನ್
സാമുവൽ ജോൺസൺ
ซามูเอล จอห์นสัน
ဂျွန်ဆင် ဆယ်မျူယယ်
სემუელ ჯონსონი ინგლისელი მწერალი
새뮤얼 존슨
존슨, 사무엘 1709-1784
존슨, 새무얼 1709-1784
존슨, 새뮤얼 1709-1784
죤슨, 사무엘 1709-1784
サミュエル・ジョンソン
ジォンソン
ジョンソン
ジョンソン, サミュエル
ジョンソン, サミュール
ヂョンスン
塞缪尔·约翰逊
塞繆爾·詹森
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约翰逊, 塞缪尓
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