TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Samuel
TI  - Lives of the English Poets : Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2004///
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  - 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
N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5101
ER  -