| Edition |
Johns Hopkins pbk. ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index. |
| Summary |
In Samuel Johnson and the Life of Reading, Robert DeMaria considers the surprising influence of one of the greatest readers in English literature. Johnson's relationship to books not only reveals much about his life and times, DeMaria contends, but also provides a dramatic counterpoint to modern reading habits. As a superior practitioner of the craft, Johnson provides a compelling model for how to read - indeed, he provides different models for different kinds of reading. DeMaria shows how Johnson recognized early that not all reading was alike - some requiring intense concentration, some suited for cursory glances, some requiring silence, some best appreciated amid the chatter of a coffeehouse. Considering the remarkable range of Johnson's reading, DeMaria discovers in one extraordinary career a synoptic view of the subject of reading. |
| Contents |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. The Life of Reading""; ""2. Notes and Marginalia""; ""3. Study""; ""4. Perusal""; ""5. Mere Reading""; ""6. Curious Reading""; ""7. Samuel Johnson and the Future of Reading""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Books and reading.
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. |
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Books and reading. |
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. |
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Livres et lecture. |
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Johnson, Samuel, (1709-1784) -- Livres et lecture. |
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Books and reading -- England -- History -- 18th century.
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography.
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Authors, English. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
England -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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Intellectual life. |
| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: DeMaria, Robert. Samuel Johnson and the life of reading. Johns Hopkins pbk. ed. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009, ©1997 9780801892424 (OCoLC)276334766 |
| ISBN |
9780801896521 (electronic book) |
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0801896525 (electronic book) |
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