A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775) (Oxford English Texts) - Hardcover

Johnson, Samuel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198127669 ISBN 13: 9780198127666

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1985

Synopsis

A scholarly edition of a work by Samuel Johnson. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Johnson's 'Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland' is not only a narrative of personal experience, rare in the canon of his writings, but also a deeply reflective survey of the Highlands and Isles--their social and economic structure, their traditions and customs. Beyond this, Johnson undertakes a subtle, penetrating analysis of a people in the throes of change, and examines the predicament they face as a result.

About the Author:

Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 and died in 1784--a long life, though one marred by depression and fear of death. Samuel Johnson's literary reputation rests on such a varied output that he defies easy description: poet, critic, lexicographer, travel writer, essayist, editor, and, with his good friend and fellow traveller James Boswell, a biographer. l

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0198127669
• ISBN 13: 9780198127666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 436