. . "1500 - 1799" . . "Poètes anglais Biographies." . . "Poètes anglais 1500-1800 Biographies." . . "Poets, English Biography." . . "Poets, English Early modern." . . "Poets, English Early modern" . "Poeci angielscy." . . "Poets, English Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism." . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Literary." . . "Poets, English." . . "Poets, English" . . . . "The lives of the poets a selection" . "The lives of the poets a selection"@en . . . . . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . . . . "In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives -- of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope -- are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical judgements. Unsentimental, opinionated, and quotable, The Lives of the Poets continues to influence the reputations of the writers concerned. It is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the must humanly diverting. - Back cover." . . . . . . "The lives of the poets : a selection" . . . . . "The Lives of the Poets A Selection" . . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Early works"@en . "Early works" . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en . . "If a man is to write A Panegyrick, he may keep vices out of sight; but if he professes to write A Life, he must represent it really as it was.'In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English Literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives - of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope - are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical ju."@en . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . "If a man is to write A Panegyrick, he may keep vices out of sight; but if he professes to write A Life, he must represent it really as it was.'In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English Literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives - of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope - are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical ju." . . . . . . . "POETRY English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh." . . "Poètes anglais 17e siècle." . . "1700 - 1799" . . "Poètes anglais 18e siècle." . . "Engels." . . "Poezja angielska historia i krytyka." . . "Dichters." . . "Poets, English Early modern Biography." . . "Electronic books." . . "Poets, English 18th century History and criticism." . .