Samuel Johnson
Nació 18 September 1709 · Murió 13 December 1784
De Lichfield, England, United Kingdom · Nacionalidad: Kingdom of Great Britain · Escribe no ficción
Samuel Johnson fue un escritor inglés que dejó contribuciones duraderas a la literatura inglesa como poeta, ensayista, moralista, crítico literario, biógrafo, editor y lexicógrafo. Johnson era un anglicano devoto y un tory comprometido, y se le ha descrito como «quizás el hombre de letras más distinguido de la historia inglesa».[1]
Además, es el protagonista de «la obra biográfica individual más famosa de toda la literatura»: la Vida de Samuel Johnson, de James Boswell.[2] (Fuente).
Citas
“The future is purchased by the present.”
The RamblerEn inglés “I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.”
p. 6En inglés
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Los libros de Samuel Johnson en orden
Los libros de Samuel Johnson en el orden en que se publicaron, de London (1738) a Preface to Shakespeare (2004).
- 1London
London1738 - 2A Dictionary of the English Language
A Dictionary of the English Language1747 - 3The Vanity of Human Wishes
The Vanity of Human Wishes1749 - 4The Rambler
The Rambler1750Qué contiene (3)
- 5Historia de Rasselas, príncipe de Abisinia
Historia de Rasselas, príncipe de Abisinia1759 - 6A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland1775 - 7Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets1779 - 8Prayers and Meditations
Prayers and Meditations1785 - 9Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson1785Qué contiene (15)
- Calendar of Principal Events
- The Plan of an English Dictionary
- Lives of Eminent Persons
- The Rambler
- Thoughts on Agriculture
- From a Review of "A Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil.
- Rasselas
- A Journey to the Western Islands
- Lives of the English Poets
- Letters
- From the Diary
- Poems
- A Short Bibliography of Johnson's Words (P. 251-258)
- Iconography
- Appreciations and Testimonia
- 10The Major Works
The Major Works2000 - 11Preface to Shakespeare
Preface to Shakespeare2004 - 12[The Works of Samuel Johnson]
[The Works of Samuel Johnson] - 13Dr. Johnson's Table Talk
Dr. Johnson's Table Talk - 14Essays from the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler
Essays from the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler - 15JohnsonJohnson
- 16Johnson on Shakespeare
Johnson on Shakespeare - 17Johnson's English Dictionary
Johnson's English Dictionary - 18Lives of the Poets
Lives of the PoetsQué contiene (3)
- 19Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare
Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare - 20Selected Works
Selected Works - 21The Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson
The Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson - 22Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson
Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson