JOHNSON (Samuel) The Works of the English Poets. With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical Observations London, Printed by John Nichols for J. Buckland, J. Rivington and sons…, 1790.

Illustré de I29 portraits hors texte gravés sur cuivre de Cowley, Milton, Butler, Otway, Waller, Philips, Dryden, Parnell, Rowe, Addison, Hughs, Buckingham, Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Gay, Swift, Broome, Pope, Dr Watts, etc….
Un recueil de biographies par Samuel Johnson consacré aux poètes anglais les plus importants, contenant des sélections d’œuvres les plus populaires pour chacun. Cet ouvrage est une vaste collection de courtes biographies et d’évaluations critiques. Les six premiers volumes se nomment ‘Lives’, les soixante-sept suivants contiennent les poèmes des auteurs cités dans ‘Lives’, dont Milton, Dryden, Gay, Butler, Swift, Pope… Les volumes 74 et 75 sont des volumes d’index.
Collection complète en 75 volumes, en excellente condition.
Illustrated with I29 copper-engraved out-of-text portraits of Cowley, Milton, Butler, Otway, Waller, Philips, Dryden, Parnell, Rowe, Addison, Hughs, Buckingham, Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Gay, Swift, Broome, Pope, Dr Watts, etc….
A collection of biographies by Samuel Johnson devoted to the most important English poets, containing selections of the most popular works for each. This work is a large collection of short biographies and critical assessments. The first six volumes are called ‘Lives’, the next sixty-seven contain the poems of the authors mentioned in ‘Lives’, including Milton, Dryden, Gay, Butler, Swift, Pope… Volumes 74 and 75 are index volumes.
Complete collection in 75 volumes, in excellent condition.