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The Lives of the Poets is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the most diverting. This is the only one-volume paperback edition to make available Johnson's most substantial Lives in unabridged form. Texts are drawn from Roger Lonsdale's authoritative complete edition, and introduced by John Mullan.

Trade Review
It's fascinating...a mightily entertaining survey of literature and literati. * Sunday Telegraph *
The 'Lives of the Poets', combining mournfully droll biography with brilliant literary criticism, is as enjoyable as anything he wrote. * John Mullan, Saturday Guardian *

Table of Contents
Cowley ; Milton ; Rochester ; Dryden ; Congreve ; Gay ; Savage ; Swift ; Pope ; Gray

The Lives of the Poets

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    A Paperback / softback by Samuel Johnson, Roger Lonsdale, John Mullan

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 28/05/2009
      ISBN13: 9780199226740, 978-0199226740
      ISBN10: 0199226741
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      Biography Biography: writers ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: general Literary studies: poetry and poets

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Lives of the Poets is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the most diverting. This is the only one-volume paperback edition to make available Johnson's most substantial Lives in unabridged form. Texts are drawn from Roger Lonsdale's authoritative complete edition, and introduced by John Mullan.

      Trade Review
      It's fascinating...a mightily entertaining survey of literature and literati. * Sunday Telegraph *
      The 'Lives of the Poets', combining mournfully droll biography with brilliant literary criticism, is as enjoyable as anything he wrote. * John Mullan, Saturday Guardian *

      Table of Contents
      Cowley ; Milton ; Rochester ; Dryden ; Congreve ; Gay ; Savage ; Swift ; Pope ; Gray

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