The Making of Johnson's Dictionary 1746-1773 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521568388)

Following the discovery of manuscript materials, including hundreds of unpublished additions and changes, for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Allen Reddick describes the conception, composition, writing, and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary, and the only dictionary created by a great writer. In this second edition of his acclaimed study, Reddick incorporates new commentary and scholarship, and situates The Making of Johnson's Dictionary in current critical and scholarly debate.

Author: Allen Reddick
ISBN-10: 0521568382
ISBN-13: 9780521568388
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/26/1996
Pages: 284
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.05w x 0.81d