Anniversary essays on Johnson's dictionary
by Lynch, Jack and Anne McDermott
"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. Challenging the myths surrounding the book and offering the most comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the Dictionary ever attempted, these essays present the latest scholarship on the Dictionary and open up new perspectives and directions for future research."--Jacket.
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Anniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary
2008, Cambridge University Press
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Anniversary essays on Johnson's dictionary
2005, Cambridge University Press
in English
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ANNIVERSARY ESSAYS ON JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY; ED. BY JACK LYNCH.
Publish date unknown, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
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