Zusammenfassung

A reference volume supplying informational details relevant to Samuel Johnson's life, work, and interests. The alphabetically arranged entries draw heavily from Boswell's Life and are keyed to the Yale edition for further studies. The encyclopedia does not provide specific references to the era in which Johnson lived, but the selections are nevertheless varied and range from metaphysical poetry to Hodge the cat, covering the lives of Johnson's associates such as Gibbon, Goldsmith, and Hume. The index makes subject access easy, and the well conceived bibliography will accurately guide students to more in-depth studies. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR