Johnson - Johnson, Samuel
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""Johnson: Vanity of Human Wishes"" is a literary work by Samuel Johnson, first published in 1749. The book is a poem which explores the theme of human ambition and the futility of worldly pursuits. Johnson uses a variety of historical and mythological figures to illustrate his point, including Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and the Greek god Hercules. The poem is divided into sections, each examining a different aspect of human desire, such as wealth, power, and fame. Despite its bleak outlook, the poem ultimately offers a message of hope, encouraging readers to focus on spiritual…mehr

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""Johnson: Vanity of Human Wishes"" is a literary work by Samuel Johnson, first published in 1749. The book is a poem which explores the theme of human ambition and the futility of worldly pursuits. Johnson uses a variety of historical and mythological figures to illustrate his point, including Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and the Greek god Hercules. The poem is divided into sections, each examining a different aspect of human desire, such as wealth, power, and fame. Despite its bleak outlook, the poem ultimately offers a message of hope, encouraging readers to focus on spiritual fulfillment and the pursuit of virtue rather than material success. This edition of the book was published in 1876 and includes an introduction by the editor, as well as notes and annotations to help readers better understand the text.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Samuel Johnson was an English writer who was born on September 18, 1709, and died on December 13, 1784. He was called "Dr. Johnson" by many people. He was a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, he was "possibly the most famous writer in English history." Johnson became famous in his later years, and after he died, more and more people thought he had a lasting effect on literary criticism. Some even said he was the only truly great critic of English literature. In the 20th century, his ideas shaped the way people thought about literature, and his influence on biography will last for a long time. Johnson's Dictionary had a big impact on Modern English, and it was the best dictionary until the Oxford English Dictionary came along 150 years later. The biographer of Samuel Johnson, Walter Jackson Bate, chose James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson as "the most famous single work of biographical art in all of literature."