Enlightenment ยท Biography
The Life of Samuel Johnson
by James Boswell. A major work by James Boswell exploring character, conversation, literary life; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
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- Date
- 1791
- Origin
- Scotland
- Genre
- Biography
- Canon tier
- Expanded canon
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by James Boswell exploring character, conversation, literary life; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.