TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Samuel
TI  - Lives of the English Poets: Gay, Thomson, Young, Gray, &c
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
KW  - English poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism
KW  - Poets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
N1  - Release date is 2003-11-01; King -- Halifax -- Parnell -- Garth -- Rowe -- Gay -- Tickell -- Somervile -- Thomson -- Watts -- A. Philips -- West -- Collins -- Dyer -- Shenstone -- Young -- Mallet -- Akenside -- Gray -- Lyttelton; Transcribed from the 1889 Cassell and Company edition by Les Bowler; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Lives of the English Poets" by Samuel Johnson is a biographical collection written in the early 18th century. This work presents an array of poetic figures from the English literary canon, focusing on their lives, contributions, and the circumstances that shaped their artistry. Notable subjects include figures like Edward Young, William King, and John Gay, as Johnson examines both their literary merit and personal experiences.  The opening of this work introduces the reader to the premise and structure of the collection, specifically noting that it includes twenty lives of English poets, with particular attention given to Edward Young. Johnson provides a chronological account of poets born in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, such as Samuel Garth, Charles Montague, and William Collins, discussing their literary achievements in relation to their backgrounds and the social dynamics of their time. He sets the stage for a deeper exploration of these writers, hinting at the varied themes and life stories that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4678
ER  -