Life of Sir Richard Blackmore

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Life of Sir Richard Blackmore is a biographical essay by Samuel Johnson that critically examines the life, works, and literary reputation of the English poet and physician Sir Richard Blackmore.

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instanceOf biographical essay
literary biography
author Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED
comparesWith other English poets of the late 17th and early 18th centuries
countryOfOrigin Great Britain NERFINISHED
discusses Blackmore’s epic poems
Blackmore’s religious and didactic works
evaluates Blackmore’s influence on English poetry
Blackmore’s style
examines contemporary reception of Blackmore’s works
later critical judgments on Blackmore
focusesOn critical evaluation of Sir Richard Blackmore’s poetry
critical evaluation of Sir Richard Blackmore’s prose
literary reputation of Sir Richard Blackmore
genre biography
literary criticism
hasBiographicalComponent yes
hasCriticalComponent yes
hasPerspective biographical
critical
hasSubjectArea English literature
biographical studies
literary history
historicalContext Augustan age of English literature NERFINISHED
intendedAudience readers of English literary criticism
students of English literature
language English
literaryPeriod 18th century
mainSubject Sir Richard Blackmore NERFINISHED
medium print
mentions Blackmore’s medical career
Blackmore’s religious convictions
narrativeForm prose
partOf Samuel Johnson’s Lives of the Poets NERFINISHED
portrays Sir Richard Blackmore as a physician
Sir Richard Blackmore as an English poet
relatedWork Lives of the English Poets NERFINISHED
tone analytical
critical
workExamined the life of Sir Richard Blackmore NERFINISHED
the writings of Sir Richard Blackmore
workType prose non-fiction

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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets hasPart Life of Sir Richard Blackmore