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100 1 _aJohnson, Samuel,
_d1709-1784
245 1 0 _aLives of the English Poets : Waller, Milton, Cowley
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Most_Eminent_English_Poets
500 _aRelease date is 2004-02-01
508 _aTranscribed from the 1891 Cassell and Co. edition by David Price
520 _a"Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowley" by Samuel Johnson is a critical work published between 1779-81. This collection presents short biographies and literary critiques of 52 English poets, mostly from the eighteenth century. Johnson examines each poet's life, character, and major works, offering judgments that proved controversial even upon publication. His assessments—including harsh views on Milton's "Lycidas" and metaphysical poetry—sparked immediate debate. Commissioned by London publishers to compete with Scottish editions, these prefaces evolved from brief introductions into substantial literary criticism that shaped how generations understood English poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
653 _aEnglish poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism
653 _aPoets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5098
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