Table of Contents

Preface; Chronology Jack Lynch; Part I. Life and Works: 1. Life Lisa Berglund; 2. Publication history O. M. Brack, Jr; 3. Correspondence Freya Johnston; Part II. Critical Fortunes: 4. Editions Adam Rounce; 5. Translations John Stone; 6. Critical reception to 1900 Katherine Turner; 7. Critical reception since 1900 Greg Clingham; 8. Representations Robert Folkenflik; 9. Reputation Helen Deutsch; Part III. Contexts: 10. America Thomas M. Curley; 11. Anglicanism Melvyn New; 12. Anthropology Jonathan Lamb; 13. Authorship Dustin Griffin; 14. Biography H. J. Jackson; 15. Book trade Michael F. Suarez, SJ; 16. Clubs Peter Clark; 17. Conversation Pat Rogers; 18. Dictionaries Lynda Mugglestone; 19. Domestic life Jaclyn Geller; 20. Education Catherine Dille; 21. Empire Sharon Harrow; 22. Essays Paul Tankard; 23. Fiction John Richetti; 24. History Robert DeMaria, Jr; 25. Journalism Lee Morrissey; 26. Law J. T. Scanlan; 27. Literary criticism Philip Smallwood; 28. London Cynthia Wall; 29. Medicine T. Jock Murray; 30. Mental health Allan Ingram; 31. Money D'Maris Coffman; 32. Nationalism Clement Hawes; 33. Philosophy Fred Parker; 34. Poetry David Venturo; 35. Politics Steven Scherwatzky; 36. Scholarship Barry Baldwin; 37. Science and technology Dahlia Porter; 38. Scotland Murray Pittock; 39. Sermons Jennifer Ellis Snead; 40. Shakespeare Fiona Ritchie; 41. Slavery and abolition Brycchan Carey; 42. Social hierarchy Nicholas Hudson; 43. Theater Nora Nachumi; 44. Travel Paula McDowell; 45. Visual arts Martin Postle; 46. War John Richardson; 47. Women writers John Wiltshire; Further reading; Index.

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A work of reference on 'the age of Johnson', putting literature in the context of the society that produced it.

About the Author

Jack Lynch is Professor of English at Rutgers University.