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A Life of James Boswell (2000)
EN PB USISBN: 9780300093124 bzw. 0300093128, in Englisch, Yale University Press, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Versandkosten nach: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Alphaville Books.
New Haven, CT, U.S.A.: Yale University Press, 2000 Very clean. short cosed tear top front cover.. Soft Cover. Very Good.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Alphaville Books.
New Haven, CT, U.S.A.: Yale University Press, 2000 Very clean. short cosed tear top front cover.. Soft Cover. Very Good.
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A Life of James Boswell
EN USISBN: 0300093128 bzw. 9780300093124, in Englisch, Yale University Press, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
arts and literature,authors,biographies,history and criticism,literature and fiction,memoirs,movements and periods,renaissance, James Boswell (1740-1795), author of The Life of Samuel Johnson, remains one of the more celebrated biographers in modern literary history. In his monumental A Life of James Boswell, Peter Martin takes on the formidable task of writing the biographer's biography--of telling the story of a man whose numerous journals are renowned for their vivid evocation of his life and times. Martin's account is meticulous, dividing Boswell's Life into four discrete periods: "Journey to the Promised Land 1740-1763," "Travel and Marriage 1763-1769," "Stagnation: the Middle Years 1769-1782," and "Biographer and Laird of Auchinleck: Triumph and Despair 1782-1795." This broad-brush approach has the advantage of bringing some coherence to Boswell's complicated, often frenetic life: the dismal relationship with his family, and his early resistance to a career in law; the studies in London and Utrecht; the meetings with Rousseau and Voltaire, and his powerful friendship with Johnson; his salacious sexuality and fits of morbid depression; his passion for literary London. But, somehow, the vibrancy and intellectual fervor of Boswell's career fails to come through. The scope of this biography is remarkable, but its sheer wealth of detail--sometimes disconnected, and often recounted without comment or analysis--works to obscure the psychological, cultural, and political impact of Boswell's life and works. --Vicky Lebeau.
arts and literature,authors,biographies,history and criticism,literature and fiction,memoirs,movements and periods,renaissance, James Boswell (1740-1795), author of The Life of Samuel Johnson, remains one of the more celebrated biographers in modern literary history. In his monumental A Life of James Boswell, Peter Martin takes on the formidable task of writing the biographer's biography--of telling the story of a man whose numerous journals are renowned for their vivid evocation of his life and times. Martin's account is meticulous, dividing Boswell's Life into four discrete periods: "Journey to the Promised Land 1740-1763," "Travel and Marriage 1763-1769," "Stagnation: the Middle Years 1769-1782," and "Biographer and Laird of Auchinleck: Triumph and Despair 1782-1795." This broad-brush approach has the advantage of bringing some coherence to Boswell's complicated, often frenetic life: the dismal relationship with his family, and his early resistance to a career in law; the studies in London and Utrecht; the meetings with Rousseau and Voltaire, and his powerful friendship with Johnson; his salacious sexuality and fits of morbid depression; his passion for literary London. But, somehow, the vibrancy and intellectual fervor of Boswell's career fails to come through. The scope of this biography is remarkable, but its sheer wealth of detail--sometimes disconnected, and often recounted without comment or analysis--works to obscure the psychological, cultural, and political impact of Boswell's life and works. --Vicky Lebeau.
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A Life of James Boswell (2002)
EN PB USISBN: 9780300093124 bzw. 0300093128, in Englisch, Yale University Press, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
May have shelf wear or edge rubbing. Pages are clean and free of textual notes or other markings. Paperback.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
May have shelf wear or edge rubbing. Pages are clean and free of textual notes or other markings. Paperback.
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A Life of James Boswell (2000)
EN PB USISBN: 9780300093124 bzw. 0300093128, in Englisch, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Alphaville Books, MD, Hyattsville, [RE:4].
Soft Cover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Alphaville Books, MD, Hyattsville, [RE:4].
Soft Cover.
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A Life of James Boswell (2002)
EN PB USISBN: 9780300093124 bzw. 0300093128, in Englisch, Yale University Press, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Midtown Scholar Bookstore, PA, Harrisburg, [RE:4].
PAPERBACK.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Midtown Scholar Bookstore, PA, Harrisburg, [RE:4].
PAPERBACK.
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