{"product_id":"boswells-life-of-johnson-new-questions-new-answers-9780820333762","title":"Boswell's Life of Johnson: New Questions, New Answers","description":"When it first appeared in 1985, \u003ci\u003eBoswell's Life of Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e brought together the most recent and most lively assessments of the literary merit and historical accuracy of Boswell's biography. In an invigorating exchange placed at the center of the collection, Donald Greene's description of the \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e as a fictionalized biography that screens the real, complex Johnson from view is challenged by Frederick Pottle's defense of Boswell's biographical method, of his sturdy compilation of detail that presents the factual rather than the fictional Johnson. Other essays explore the effect of Johnson's humor on the shaping of his image in the \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e, the recent developments in literary criticism and the effect they have had on eighteenth-century studies, and the continuing interest of Boswell's \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e as a showcase for members of Johnson's famous circle. The volume concludes with an assessment of the Boswellian problem--of the difficulties the \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e presents to readers, scholars, and teachers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John a. Vance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820333762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN A. VANCE is a professor of English at the University of Georgia. His essays in periodicals include studies of Milton, Dryden, Swift, Johnson, and Boswell, and his books include an annotated bibliography of Joseph and Thomas Warton and a literary biography of the two; he is also the editor of a collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eBoswell's Life of Johnson: New Questions, New Answers\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgia), and coauthor (with Donald Greene) of \u003ci\u003eA Bibliography of Johnson Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eWilliam Wycherley and the Comedy of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e is his most recent book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44233580413043,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":62.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_301816fd-3656-481b-82f3-2ed45d07005e.jpg?v=1768744227","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/boswells-life-of-johnson-new-questions-new-answers-9780820333762","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}