Samuel Johnson and the life of reading / Robert DeMaria, Jr.
Samuel Johnson and the life of reading / Robert DeMaria, Jr.
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Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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T0365987
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. The Life of Reading -- 2. Notes and Marginalia -- 3. Study -- 4. Perusal -- 5. Mere Reading -- 6. Curious Reading -- 7. Samuel Johnson and the Future of Reading.
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Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
In Samuel Johnson and the Life of Reading, Robert DeMaria considers the surprising influence of one of the greatest readers in English literature. Johnson's relationship to books not only reveals much about his life and times, DeMaria contends, but also provides a dramatic counterpoint to modern reading habits. As a superior practitioner of the cra...
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Samuel Johnson and the life of reading / Robert DeMaria, Jr.
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Samuel Johnson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-262) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 828.609/J69/27.
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T0365987
Record Identifier
74VMQMPALr7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQMPALr7A
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ISBN
0801854792 (acid-free paper)
9780801854798 (acid-free paper)
DDC
828.609
828609
MMS ID
991000400639702626
