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Samuel Johnson: The Life of an Author

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From: The Virginia Quarterly Review
Date: 19990401
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Samuel Johnson: The Life of an Author, by Laurence Lipking.

This study of Samuel Johnson is not a biography but an interpretation of his writings as each text contributed to shaping his career as an author. Lawrence Lipking is a distinguished scholar and critic and his approach to authorship provides him with an opportunity to analyze and comment upon Johnson's texts. Some of the chapters, like the one on Johnson's notes to Shakespeare, provide new insights and all are written thoughtfully and gracefully. The volume provides a valuable approach to Johnson's works, one that supplements ...

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