Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage
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A classic reissue of Richard Holmes's brilliant book on Samuel Johnson's friendship with the poet Richard Savage, which won the James Tait Black Prize for Biography. Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage is the story of a mysterious eighteenth-century friendship. Richard Savage was a poet, playwright and convicted murderer who roamed through the brothels and society salons of Augustan England creating a legend of poetic injustice. Strangest of all his achievements was the friendship he inspired in Samuel Johnson, then a young, unknown schoolmaster just arrived in London to seek his literary fortune. This puzzling intimacy helped to form Johnson's experience of the world and human passions, and led to his masterpiece The Life of Richard Savage, which revolutionized the art of biography and virtually invented the idea of the poet as a romantic, outcast figure. Richard Holmes gradually reconstructs this alliance, throwing surprising new light on the character of Dr. Johnson. This extraordinary book also questions the very nature of life-writing and exposes the conflicts between friendship, truth and advocacy which the modern form has inherited.
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Authors, English
Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography
Biography as a literary form
Electronic books
Friends and associates
Friendship
Friendship -- England -- History -- 18th century
History
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 18th century
Johnson, Samuel
Johnson, Samuel, -- 1709-1784 -- Friends and associates
Murderers
Murderers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Savage, Richard
Savage, Richard, -- -1743 -- Friends and associates
Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography
Biography as a literary form
Electronic books
Friends and associates
Friendship
Friendship -- England -- History -- 18th century
History
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 18th century
Johnson, Samuel
Johnson, Samuel, -- 1709-1784 -- Friends and associates
Murderers
Murderers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Savage, Richard
Savage, Richard, -- -1743 -- Friends and associates
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A classic reissue of Richard Holmes's brilliant book on Samuel Johnson's friendship with the poet Richard Savage, which won the James Tait Black Prize for Biography. Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage is the story of a mysterious eighteenth-century friendship. Richard Savage was a poet, playwright and convicted murderer who roamed through the brothels and society salons of Augustan England creating a legend of poetic injustice. Strangest of all his achievements was the friendship he inspired in Samuel Johnson, then a young, unknown schoolmaster just arrived in London to seek his literary fortune. This puzzling intimacy helped to form Johnson's experience of the world and human passions, and led to his masterpiece The Life of Richard Savage, which revolutionized the art of biography and virtually invented the idea of the poet as a romantic, outcast figure. Richard Holmes gradually reconstructs this alliance, throwing surprising new light on the character of Dr. Johnson. This extraordinary book also questions the very nature of life-writing and exposes the conflicts between friendship, truth and advocacy which the modern form has inherited.
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Electronic books
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Murderers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Savage, Richard, -- -1743 -- Friends and associates
Biography as a literary form
Electronic books
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 18th century
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Murderers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Electronic books
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History
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Biography as a literary form
Electronic books
Friends and associates
Friendship
History
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Murderers
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