| Unit name | Samuel Johnson |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL20083 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This Unit examines Samuel Johnson's more substantial works, more or less in chronological order, and revisits some of the books he discussed, including the plays of Shakespeare. Attention is paid to his influence on writing by women (including Charlotte Lennox and Jane Austen) and by men (including Oliver Goldsmith and George Crabbe), and to the relationship between Johnson the writer and Johnson as described by others (including James Boswell, Anna Seward, Hester Thrale and Fanny Burney). The central consideration, however, is Johnson as a writer and as a thinker about writing, including the material circumstances of writing.
