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Samuel Johnson and the Life of Reading

By Robert DeMaria Jr.
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By Robert DeMaria Jr.
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The surprising influence of one of the greatest readers in English literature.

If readers of the twentieth century feel overwhelmed by the proliferation of writing and information, they can find in Samuel Johnson a sympathetic companion. Johnson's career coincided with the rapid expansion of publishing in England—not only in English, but in Latin and Greek; not only in books, but in reviews, journals, broadsides, pamphlets, and books about books. In 1753 Johnson imagined a time when "writer...

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Literary BiographyLiterary CriticismBritish & Irish Literary BiographyLiterary ReferenceBritish Authors - 18th Century - Literary BiographyBooks & Reading - Literary ReferenceJohnson, Samuel (1709-1784)->BiographyAuthors, English->18th century->BiographyBooks and reading->Great Britain->History->18th century