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Boswell's Life of Johnson

par James Boswell · 91 parties · about 55 hours 48 minutes de lecture

Bonjour, je m'appelle Finn et je vais t'aider à comprendre ce livre.

Le voici, expliqué comme si tu avais 10 ans :

Samuel Johnson a écrit le premier grand dictionnaire de l'anglais, et James Boswell a écrit Johnson. Ce livre immense et joyeux suit Johnson de son enfance à Lichfield à sa gloire londonienne : la pauvreté, le dictionnaire, les amis célèbres et, par-dessus tout, la conversation, des centaines d'entretiens que Boswell notait le soir même. Si vous aimez entendre un esprit brillant penser à voix haute, voici la meilleure place de la salle.

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Chapitres

Editor's Preface (George Birkbeck Hill)31 min Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds4 min Advertisement to the First Edition5 min Advertisement to the Second Edition5 min Advertisement to the Third Edition2 min Chronological Catalogue of Johnson's Works12 min The Life: 1709-172431 min The Life: 1725-1739 (Part 1)66 min The Life: 1725-1739 (Part 2)49 min The Life: 1740-174848 min The Life: 1749-175041 min The Life: 1751-175456 min The Life: 1755-175650 min The Life: 1757-176042 min The Life: 1761-176232 min The Life: 1763 (Part 1)66 min The Life: 1763 (Part 2)54 min The Life: 1764-176526 min Appendix A: Johnson's Debates in Parliament27 min Appendix B: Johnson's Letters to His Mother and Miss Porter in 17599 min Appendix C: Johnson at Cambridge2 min Appendix D: Johnson's Letter to Dr. Leland1 min Appendix E: Johnson's 'engaging in Politicks with H----n'4 min Appendix F: Johnson's First Acquaintance with the Thrales and His Serious Illness4 min The Life: 1765-176757 min The Life: 1768-176980 min The Life: 177031 min The Life: 1771-1772 (Part 1)65 min The Life: 1771-1772 (Part 2)36 min The Life: 1773-1774 (Part 1)72 min The Life: 1773-1774 (Part 2)48 min The Life: 1775 (Part 1)65 min The Life: 1775 (Part 2)65 min The Life: 1775 (Part 3)29 min The Life: 177695 min Appendix A: Autograph Records by Johnson (1766) in the Bodleian Library6 min Appendix B: Johnson's Sentiments Towards His Fellow-subjects in America5 min The Life: 1776 (Part 1)65 min The Life: 1776 (Part 2)58 min The Life: 1777-1779 (Part 1)65 min The Life: 1777-1779 (Part 2)65 min The Life: 1777-1779 (Part 3)66 min The Life: 1777-1779 (Part 4)65 min The Life: 1777-1779 (Part 5)66 min The Life: 1777-1779 (Part 6)66 min The Life: 1777-1779 (Part 7)61 min The Life: 178035 min Appendix A: George Psalmanazar16 min Appendix B: Johnson's Travels and Love of Travelling22 min Appendix C: Election of Lord Mayors of London3 min Appendix D: The Inmates of Johnson's House4 min Appendix E: Boswell's Letters of Acceptance of the Office of Secretary for Foreign Correspondence to the Royal Academy3 min The Life: 1780 (continued)40 min The Life: 1781 (Part 1)66 min The Life: 1781 (Part 2)66 min The Life: 178234 min The Life: 1783 (Part 1)66 min The Life: 1783 (Part 2)55 min The Life: 1784 (Part 1)66 min The Life: 1784 (Part 2)65 min The Life: 1784 (Part 3)65 min The Life: 1784 (Part 4)22 min Appendix A: Altercation Between Dr. Johnson and Dean Barnard4 min Appendix B: Johnson and Priestley3 min Appendix C: The Club in Ivy-lane2 min Appendix D: The Essex Head Club5 min Appendix E: Miss Burney's Account of Johnson's Last Days2 min Appendix F: Notes on Johnson's Will, Etc3 min Appendix G: Notes on Boswell's Note3 min Appendix H: Notes on Boswell's Note5 min Dedication to Edmond Malone2 min Advertisement to the Third Edition (Vol. V)2 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 1)62 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 2)61 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 3)60 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 4)61 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 5)60 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 6)61 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 7)62 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 8)60 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 9)61 min Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Part 10)33 min Appendix to the Journal: Letter from Dr. Blacklock4 min Appendix to the Journal: Verses by Sir Alexander Macdonald1 min Advertisement of the Life (1785)1 min Appendix A: Extracts from Warburton3 min Appendix B: Lord Houghton's Translation of Johnson's Ode Written in Sky1 min Appendix C: Johnson's Use of the Word Big1 min Johnson's Diary of a Journey into North Wales36 min Addenda: Autograph Letters81 min Dicta Philosophi: A Concordance of Johnson's Sayings80 min