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A Political Biography of Samuel Johnson
Author(s): Nicholas Hudson (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848930828
- ISBN-13: 9781848930827
Book Description
Johnson rose from obscure origins to become a major literary figure of the eighteenth century. Through a detailed survey of his major works and political journalism, Hudson constructs a complex picture of Johnson as a moralist forced to accept the realistic nature of politics during an era of revolutionary transition.
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Nicholas Hudson
