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100 1 _aJohnson, Samuel,
_d1709-1784
245 1 0 _aLives of the English Poets : Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope
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 Company edition by David Price
520 _a"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.)
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/5101
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