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Mentoring relationships in the life and writings of Samuel Johnson; a study in the dynamics of eighteenth-century literary mentoring.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Mentoring relationships in the life and writings of Samuel Johnson; a study in the dynamics of eighteenth-century literary mentoring.

Lee, Anthony W.

Edwin Mellen Pr.

2005

276 pages

$119.95

Hardcover

Studies in British literature; v.95

PR3533

In his study of Samuel Johnson, Lee (English, Kentucky Wesleyan College) looks past the public persona to discover the mentors who helped Johnson become an emblem of self-creation. Lee analyzes the nature of Johnson's intense connections in the context of scholarship devoted to ...

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