The Rise of Robert Dodsley

The Rise of Robert Dodsley PDF Author: Harry M. Solomon
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809316519
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Book Description
The new biography of the publisher and bookseller who premiered the work of Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson deftly integrates Dodsley's life story with the literary transition from court patronage to the age of print that paved the way for the Romantic movement of the 19th century. Solomon (English, Auburn U.) details the unique circumstances that led Dodsley from his position as a weaver's apprentice to his career as a playwright, culminating in his last incarnation as one of the most influential literary forces of his time. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR