Johnson's Dictionary and the Language of Learning

by Robert DeMaria Jr.

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Although the Dictionary is primarily a philological work, DeMaria shows how it also serves literary, moral, and educational purposes. By analyzing the content of the 116,000 illustrative quotations used by Johnson, the author illuminates the major themes of the book: knowledge and ignorance, truth and probabiity, learning and education, language, religion, and morality. Johnson's choice of which quotations to include represents his vision of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:080784201X

ISBN13:9780807842010

Release Date:September 2000

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:317 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory Dictionaries & Thesauruses Education & Reference Encyclopedias English History History & Criticism Language Arts Literature Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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