The Making of Johnson's Dictionary 1746-1773Cambridge University Press, 26 janv. 1996 - 252 pages Following the discovery of manuscript materials, including hundreds of unpublished additions and changes, for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Allen Reddick describes the conception, composition, writing, and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary, and the only dictionary created by a great writer. In this second edition of his acclaimed study, Reddick incorporates new commentary and scholarship, and situates The Making of Johnson's Dictionary in current critical and scholarly debate. |
Table des matières
Introduction | 1 |
the first edition published | 55 |
the use of poetical authorities | 121 |
theology and politics in the fourth | 141 |
Johnsons Dictionary | 170 |
Description of the British Library copy | 190 |
| 239 | |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Making of Johnson's Dictionary 1746-1773 Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History |
| Auteur | Allen Reddick |
| Édition | illustrée, révisée |
| Éditeur | Cambridge University Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0521568382, 9780521568388 |
| Longueur | 252 pages |
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