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Author Hart, Kevin, 1954-

Title Samuel Johnson and the culture of property / Kevin Hart.

Publication Info. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

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Description 1 online resource (v, 244 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and indexes.
Summary Kevin Hart traces the vast literary legacy and reputation of Samuel Johnson. Through detailed analyses of the biographers and critics who preserved Johnson's life for posterity, Hart explores the emergence of 'The Age of Johnson', and demonstrates how Johnson came to occupy a central place in the English literary canon.
Contents The monument -- 'The age of Johnson' -- Property lines -- Subordination and exchange -- Cultural properties -- Everyday life in Johnson -- Conclusion : 'property, contract, trade and profits'.
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Subject Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Knowledge and learning -- Economics.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Economics.
Boswell, James, 1740-1795. Life of Samuel Johnson.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Knowledge. Economics.
Boswell, James, 1740-1795 -- Knowledge. Economics.
Life of Samuel Johnson (Boswell, James)
Property -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Property -- Social aspects.
Great Britain.
History.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Property.
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Literature and society.
Intellectual property -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Intellectual property.
Cultural property -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Cultural property.
Great Britain -- Civilization -- 18th century.
Civilization.
Biography as a literary form.
Biography as a literary form.
Economics in literature.
Economics in literature.
Chronological Term 1700 - 1799
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Hart, Kevin, 1954- Samuel Johnson and the culture of property. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521651824 (DLC) 98045599 (OCoLC)39951740
ISBN 0511005466 (electronic book)
9780511005466 (electronic book)
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0511117701 (electronic book)
9780511117701 (electronic book)
9780521651820
0521651824