Johnson and Boswell : a biography of friendship / John B. Radner.

Author/creator Radner, John B.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxii, 415 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Friends and associates.
Boswell, James, 1740-1795--Friends and associates.
Authors, English--18th century. --Biography.
Authors, American--19th century. --Biography.

Contents Introduction -- Taking charge of Boswell (1763) -- "Perpetual friendship"? (1764-1767) -- Jostling for control (1768-1771) -- New collaborations (1772) -- Embracing the biographer (1772-1773) -- Cooperation and rivalry in Scotland (14 August to 22 November 1773) -- Negotiating and competing for narrative control (14 August to 22 November 1773) -- Collaboration manqué (November 1773 to May 1775) -- Renegotiating the friendship, part 1 (1775-1777): depression, defiance, and dependency -- Renegotiating the friendship, part 2 (1777-1778): confrontation, collaboration, and celebration -- "Strangers to each other" (May 1778 to March 1781) -- The lives of the poets and Johnson's (auto)biography (1777-1781) -- Reconnecting (1781-1783) -- "Some time together before we are parted" (March 1783 to May 1784) -- "Love me as well as you can" (1784) -- Rewriting the Hebrides trip (1785) -- Boswell claiming his inheritance (1786-1791) -- Winning Johnson's blessing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012019520
ISBN9780300178753 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0300178751 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PR3533 .R24 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold