4 livres semblables à Dictionnaire de la langue anglaise
Vie de Samuel Johnson
Poet, lexicographer, critic, moralist and Great Cham, Dr. Johnson had in his friend Boswell the ideal biographer.
Notoriously and self-confessedly intemperate, Boswell shared with Johnson a huge appetite for life and threw equal energy into recording its every aspect in minute but telling detail. This irrepressible Scotsman was 'always studying human nature and making experiments', and the…
Thèmes communs : Johnson, Early works to 1800, Travel
Le Dictionnaire du diable
The Devil's Dictionary was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued in a desultory way at long intervals until 1906. In that year a large part of it was published in covers with the title The Cynic's Word Book, a name which the author had not the power to reject or happiness to approve. To quote the publishers of the present work: "This more reverent title had previously been forced…
Thèmes communs : Dictionaries, Reference, English language
Histoire sociale de la littérature et de l'art
First published in 1951 as Socialgeschichte der Kunst und Literatur, Arnold Hauser's comprehensive work explores the interaction between art and society. Through the detailing of social and historical movements Hauser provides insight into the origins of visual art.
Thèmes communs : Social history, History
Poèmes
A brief profile of the nineteenth century English poet, Alfred Tennyson, accompanies selections from some of his best known works.
Thèmes communs : Anglais, English language