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Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Samuel Johnson

AuthorJohnson, Samuel, Title Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Alternate Title The Lives of the English Poets Note Wikipedia page about this book: Note Reading ease score: (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Contents Cowley -- Denham -- Milton -- Butler -- Rochester -- Roscommon -- Otway -- Waller -- Pomfret -- Dorset -- Stepney -- J. Philips -- Walsh -- Dryden -- Smith -- Duke -- King -- Sprat -- Halifax -- Parnell -- Garth -- Rowe -- Addison -- Hughes -- Sheffield, duke of Buckinghamshire. Credits Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders Summary "Lives of the Poets, Volume 1" by Samuel Johnson is a biographical collection written in the early 19th century. This work presents detailed accounts of significant English poets, including figures such as Cowley, Milton, and Dryden, as Johnson examines their lives, their contributions to literature, and the complexities of their characters. The collection is known for its blend of literary critique and historical context, shedding light on the interactions between the poets and their respective societies. The opening of "Lives of the Poets" provides a preface that outlines Johnson's a

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The Lives of the Poets

April 12,

The edition I read of Johnson’s Lives of the Poets is abridged, featuring seven poets. It made for such a full reading experience that I didn’t much mind the many pages which were left out. And from this abbreviated version, this much comes through; that when Samuel Johnson sets pen to paper, he is very geared up to write, and brings with him vast amounts of learning, an intimidatingly large vocabulary, impeccable tips on writing, a top ability of judgment of both a literary and moral nature, and attitude. His energy levels seem so high that one wouldn’t be surprised to discover that in real life he battled low periods of depression. But on the page, he appears consistently geared up; his literary powers revved up to the max.
The seven authors covered in this abridged edition are Cowley, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Thomson, Collins, and Gray. For a man of such obvious good judgment as Johnson, I was surprised in his essay on Cowley how many samples he included by the metaphysical poets to prove that their poetry for its obscurity and desire to be admired is a negative specimen of verse. Johnson might perhaps have given away a tendency on his part for mania, for how terribly many examples he gives of metaphysical poetry because Cowley was of their c

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