{"product_id":"anniversary-essays-on-johnsons-dictionary-hardback-9780521848442","title":"Anniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary (Hardback) 9780521848442","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAnniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA collection of original essays celebrating the 250th anniversary of the publication of the Dictionary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJack Lynch (Edited by), Anne McDermott (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521848442, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 April 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The Dictionary owes not all but most of the attention that it receives to the fact that it is Johnson's, one more work to be read for evidence of his peculiarities, hobby horses, and strengths or weaknesses. It is good to find the Dictionary investigated and discussed here for itself, as a book - a hugely influential work of reference that can be seen in other contexts besides the biographical. … The effect of the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, for each paper offers access to a way of thinking and to a range of sources that may be new to the exclusively literary, bibliographical, or lexicographical reader.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSamuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, the first great English dictionary and one of the most famous books in the English language, appeared in April 1755. To commemorate the 250th anniversary, this volume brings together fourteen original essays by international scholars representing several disciplines: literature, lexicology, linguistics and bibliography. The essays explore familiar and unfamiliar aspects of Johnson's masterpiece, ranging from the history of patronage to the book's typographical design, from the political background to the treatment of compound words. Challenging the myths surrounding the book and offering the most comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the Dictionary ever attempted, these essays present fresh scholarship on the Dictionary and open up novel perspectives and directions for future research.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations and cue-titles\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Jack Lynch and Anne McDermott\u003cbr\u003e 1. The mythology of Johnson's Dictionary Paul J. Korshin\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dictionaries and power from Palsgrave to Johnson Ian Lancashire\u003cbr\u003e 3. What Johnson's illustrative quotations illustrate: language and viewpoint in the Dictionary Howard D. Weinbrot\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reassessing the political context of the Dictionary: Johnson and the 'Broad-bottom' opposition Nicholas Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 5. Johnson's extempore history and grammar of the English language Robert DeMaria Jr\u003cbr\u003e 6. Johnson the prescriptivist? The case for the prosecution Geoff Barnbrook\u003cbr\u003e 7. Johnson the prescriptivist? The case for the defense Anne McDermott\u003cbr\u003e 8. Johnson's encyclopedia Jack Lynch\u003cbr\u003e 9. The law, the alphabet, and Samuel Johnson John Stone\u003cbr\u003e 10. Hyphenated compounds in Johnson's Dictionary Noel E. Osselton\u003cbr\u003e 11. The typographic design of Johnson's Dictionary Paul Luna\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Dictionary in abstract: Johnson's abridgements of the Dictionary of the English Language for the common reader Catherine Dille\u003cbr\u003e 13. Revision and the limits of collaboration: hands and texts in Johnson's Dictionary Allen Reddick\u003cbr\u003e 14. Hidden quarto editions of Johnson's Dictionary R. Carter Hailey\u003cbr\u003e General index\u003cbr\u003e Index of Dictionary entries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Publishing%20industry%20\u0026amp;%20book%20trade%20%5BKNTP%5D%22\"\u003eKNTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265240486168,"sku":"9780521848442","price":78.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521848442i.jpg?v=1692020892","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/anniversary-essays-on-johnsons-dictionary-hardback-9780521848442","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}