Boswell's Presumptous Task: The Making of the Life of Dr. Johnson - Brossura

Sisman, Adam

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ISBN 10: 0142001759 ISBN 13: 9780142001752

Casa editrice: Penguin Group USA, 2002

Riassunto

A fascinating foray into the life of James Boswell, who was considered a lecher and a drunk, follows his seven-year struggle to write an autobiography of his friend and mentor Dr. Samuel Johnson and details his friendship with Dr. Johnson, his desperate attempts to become well-respected in the literary community, and how he eventually triumphed over adversity. Reprint.

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Recensione:

"Extraordinarily gripping...Sisman skillfully takes us into the biographer's workshop." —The New York Review of Books
"Smart and very readable...a highly affecting portrait of Boswell the writer." —The New York Times Book Review
"[A] sparkling, companionable, and intelligent account...Sisman's approach is attractive and stimulating to anybody interested in the ethics of biography writing." —The Atlantic Monthly

L'autore:

Adam Sisman is the author of A. J. P. Taylor: A Biography. He lives with his wife, the novelist Robyn Sisman, and their two children.

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• Editore: Penguin Group USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0142001759
• ISBN 13: 9780142001752
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile