Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, the first great English dictionary and one of the most famous books in the English language, appeared in April 1755. To commemorate the 250th anniversary, this volume brings together fourteen original essays by international scholars representing several disciplines: literature, lexicology, linguistics and bibliography. The essays explore familiar and unfamiliar aspects of Johnson's masterpiece, ranging from the history of patronage to the book's typographical design, from the political background to the treatment of compound words....
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, the first great English dictionary and one of the most famous books in the English language, appe...
Updated and expanded from one of the most popular grammar sites on the web, this book provides a modern guide to English usage for the 21st century. With topics arranged alphabetically and written in an enjoyable and readable tone, The English Language: A User's Guide will help students and writers understand the nature of the language, explaining the 'why' of the rules as well as what constitutes good grammar and style. Going beyond the prescriptive wrong /right examples, Jack Lynch includes examples of weak/strong, good/better, disputed/preferred, and informal/formal usage.
Updated and expanded from one of the most popular grammar sites on the web, this book provides a modern guide to English usage for the 21st century. W...
Jack Lynch explores eighteenth-century British conceptions of the Renaissance, and the historical, intellectual, and cultural uses to which the past was put. He argues that scholars, editors, historians, religious thinkers, linguists, and literary critics defined themselves in relation to "the last age" or "the age of Elizabeth." This interdisciplinary study is of interest to cultural as well as literary historians of the eighteenth century.
Jack Lynch explores eighteenth-century British conceptions of the Renaissance, and the historical, intellectual, and cultural uses to which the past w...
In the first extended treatment of the debates surrounding public deception in eighteenth-century Britain, Jack Lynch contends that forgery, fakery, and fraud make explicit the usually unspoken grounds on which Britons made sense of their world. Confrontations with inauthenticity, in other words, bring tacitly understood conceptions of reality to the surface. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary print and manuscript sources"not only books and pamphlets, but ballads, comic prints, legal proceedings, letters, and diaries"Lynch focuses on the debates they provoked, rather than the forgers...
In the first extended treatment of the debates surrounding public deception in eighteenth-century Britain, Jack Lynch contends that forgery, fakery, a...
Perhaps no figure is more central to the myth and promise of America than Benjamin Franklin. A true Renaissance man, Franklin conducted scientific experiments, wrote political satires and treatises, and is credited with numerous inventions. This title examines several facets of America's most famous polymath.
Perhaps no figure is more central to the myth and promise of America than Benjamin Franklin. A true Renaissance man, Franklin conducted scientific exp...
By all accounts, Jane Austen seems to have lived a quiet, circumscribed life. Never out of print, her six novels have attracted a legion of enthusiastic fans and spawned multiple unofficial sequels and prequels as well as television and film adaptations. This title brings together a variety of essays discussing Austen and her work.
By all accounts, Jane Austen seems to have lived a quiet, circumscribed life. Never out of print, her six novels have attracted a legion of enthusiast...
Widely celebrated during his lifetime as the greatest living American poet, Robert Frost remains one of the few poets whose work is enjoyed by scholars and general readers alike. This title presents discussions of his life and works.
Widely celebrated during his lifetime as the greatest living American poet, Robert Frost remains one of the few poets whose work is enjoyed by scholar...
Since its publication in 1897 Bram Stoker's Dracula has never been out of print, and - while many monsters have come before Dracula, and many since - Stoker's vampire has taken on an iconic status. This volume in the Critical Insights series considers this Gothic classic from a variety of critical viewpoints.
Since its publication in 1897 Bram Stoker's Dracula has never been out of print, and - while many monsters have come before Dracula, and many since - ...
Nathaniel Hawthorne remains one of the most studied authors in the English language. This volume in the Critical Insights series brings together some of the high points of the last half-decade of Hawthorne criticism. It offers a suitable starting point for those interested in studying this 19th century American literary master.
Nathaniel Hawthorne remains one of the most studied authors in the English language. This volume in the Critical Insights series brings together some ...
