János Barcsák, Márta Pellérdi

English literature 1660-1900

The Dictionary and The Vanity of Human Wishes

In 1746 Johnson was requested by a group of London booksellers to undertake the arduous task of writing a dictionary of the English language. Although several monolingual English dictionaries had been written by the mid-eighteenth century, none of these were really reliable or useful and there was a general dissatisfaction among British men of letters because of the lack of a proper standardization of the English language. A new, authoritative dictionary was, therefore, very much in demand and Johnson was offered 1,500 guineas for accomplishing the task. He accepted the offer and signed a contract, in which he undertook to write the dictionary in three years.

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Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2018

ISBN: 978 963 454 261 2

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A history of the English literature is presented here, with a scope on the years 1660 to 1900. The book is written in three main parts; beginning with the Restoration Period of the 17th century, followed by the first, and second halves of the 18th century. Thus, a sequential development of literary genres is presented, with explorations of the key figures and texts which drove these. The book also synthesises the historical, cultural and sociological background which gave rise to this literature, and allows the reader to effectively contextualise these.

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