Lives of the Poets
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Lives of the Poets is Samuel Johnson’s multi-volume biographical and critical study of major 17th- and 18th-century English poets, notable for its influential literary judgments and vivid character sketches.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical work
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essay collection ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | London booksellers ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1781 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1779 ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
17th century English poetry
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18th century English poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Life of Cowley
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Life of Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
moralistic criticism
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neoclassical aesthetic values ⓘ |
| includesForm |
biographical sketch
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critical essay ⓘ |
| includesPoet |
Abraham Cowley
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Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmund Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ James Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Denham NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gay NERFINISHED ⓘ John Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Addison NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Akenside NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Prior NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Garth NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ William Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century Romantic critics
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later English literary criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English poetry
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English poets ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential literary judgments
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vivid character sketches ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 10 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationPeriod | 1779–1781 ⓘ |
| structure | series of biographical essays followed by critical evaluations ⓘ |
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