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Samuel Johnson and the Art of Sinking 1709-1791 Johnston, Freya (Lecturer in English, University of Warwick)
Samuel Johnson and the Art of Sinking 1709-1791
Johnston, Freya (Lecturer in English, University of Warwick)
Suggesting that literary taxonomies, inventories, and canons simultaneously construct and reject a hierarchy of ethical as well as aesthetic values, this book examines how figures of cultural authority conceive of their relationships to and with the margins of writing and of society.
288 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 17, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199251827 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 284 |
| Dimensions | 143 × 220 × 22 mm · 477 g |
| Language | English |