Samuel Johnson and the Culture of Property

ISBN-13: 9780521651820 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 252 str.

Kevin Hart

Opis

Kevin Hart traces the vast literary legacy and reputation of Samuel Johnson. Through detailed analyses of the biographers and critics who carefully crafted and preserved Johnson's life for posterity, Hart explores the emergence of "The Age of Johnson." Hart argues that James Boswell turned his friend into a monument, a piece of public property. Through subtle analyses of copyright, forgery and heritage in eighteenth-century life Kevin Hart demonstrates how Johnson came to occupy a place at the heart of the English literary canon.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: '… this is a well-written, knowledgeable, intelligent and articulate book on Johnson's cultural relations.' The New Rambler

Spis treści

Introduction: economic acts; 1. The monument; 2. 'The age of Johnson'; 3. Property lines; 4. Subordination and exchange; 5. Cultural properties; 6. Everyday life in Johnson; Conclusion: 'property, contract, trade, and profits'.