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Uses the enormous popularity of Samuel Johnson to understand a singular case of author love and to reflect upon what the love of authors has to do with the love of literature. This book is for students of English literature and literary scholars keenly interested in canon formation.

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"A brilliant work about a high canonical figure whose mind and body inspire passions that are at once exemplary and peculiar. Deutsch's study is as much about Johnson - as a writer, an institution, and a national figure - as it is about ourselves and our intense and sometimes rather bizarre investments in him. This is an original and important book." - Claudia L. Johnson, Princeton University"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 11/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226143828, 978-0226143828
      ISBN10: 0226143821
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Uses the enormous popularity of Samuel Johnson to understand a singular case of author love and to reflect upon what the love of authors has to do with the love of literature. This book is for students of English literature and literary scholars keenly interested in canon formation.

      Trade Review
      "A brilliant work about a high canonical figure whose mind and body inspire passions that are at once exemplary and peculiar. Deutsch's study is as much about Johnson - as a writer, an institution, and a national figure - as it is about ourselves and our intense and sometimes rather bizarre investments in him. This is an original and important book." - Claudia L. Johnson, Princeton University"

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