Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope" by Samuel Johnson is a biographical and critical work published between 1779-81. This volume presents Johnson's assessments of four poets, part of his larger collection examining 52 English poets. Johnson combines biographical narrative with character sketches and critical evaluations of their major works. Originally commissioned by London publishers to compete with Scottish editions, these prefaces grew beyond their intended scope, revealing Johnson's sharp judgments and occasional prejudices that sparked immediate debate among his contemporaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Most_Eminent_English_Poets Release date is 2004-02-01 Transcribed from the 1891 Cassell and Company edition by David Price Original publication data not identified English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism English poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism Poets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5101 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5101 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133134.0 5101