Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Pantheon Books, [1994].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st American ed.
Physical Desc:
xii, 260 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Status:
Description
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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Location
Call Number
Status
Guilford Adult Biography
BIOG JOHNSON, SAMUEL
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Wallingford Adult Nonfiction
828.609 HOLMES
On Shelf
Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography.
Biography as a literary form.
Friendship -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 18th century.
Johnson, Samuel, -- 1709-1784 -- Friends and associates.
Murderers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Savage, Richard, -- -1743 -- Friends and associates.
Biography as a literary form.
Friendship -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 18th century.
Johnson, Samuel, -- 1709-1784 -- Friends and associates.
Murderers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Savage, Richard, -- -1743 -- Friends and associates.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0679435859 :
Notes
General Note
Map on lining papers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242) and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Holmes, R. (1994). Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage. 1st American ed. New York, Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Holmes, Richard, 1945-. 1994. Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage. New York, Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Holmes, Richard, 1945-, Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage. New York, Pantheon Books, 1994.
MLA Citation (style guide)Holmes, Richard. Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage. 1st American ed. New York, Pantheon Books, 1994.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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