Life of Johnson (Oxford World's Classics)

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This complete and unabridged edition is the only complete critical edition in paperback. Samuel Johnson was a poet essayist dramatist and pioneering lexicographer but his continuing reputation depends less on his literary output than on the fortunate accident of finding an ideal biographer in James Boswell. As Johnsons constant and admiring companion Boswell was able to record not only the outward events of his life but also the humour wit and sturdy common sense of his conversation. His brilliant portrait of a major literary figure of the eighteenth century enriched by historical and social detail remains a monument to the art of biography. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities voluminous notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.