James Boswell: The Life of Johnson (Landmarks of World Literature)

This new introduction to the Life of Johnson discusses the main structural, dramatic, historical and imaginative aspects of the work, and establishes its intellectual and social contexts. Professor Clingham offers a new account of the Life based upon reassessment of the nature of biography, of Boswell's style and thought, and of Johnson's own works. As he examines the Life's complex psychological, emotional and artistic facets, a fresh picture of Boswell as biographer emerges. The book also provides a table of the principal scenes and conversations in the Life and a guide to further reading.Greg Clingham is the author of 'James Boswell: The Life of Johnson (Landmarks of World Literature)', published 1992 under ISBN 9780521373043 and ISBN 0521373042.