Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 442 Johnson, Samuel 1709 1784 Lives of the English Poets Gay, Thomson, Young, Gray, &c. King -- Halifax -- Parnell -- Garth -- Rowe -- Gay -- Tickell -- Somervile -- Thomson -- Watts -- A. Philips -- West -- Collins -- Dyer -- Shenstone -- Young -- Mallet -- Akenside -- Gray -- Lyttelton. Transcribed from the 1889 Cassell and Company edition by Les Bowler "Lives of the English Poets" by Samuel Johnson is a biographical collection written in the early 18th century. This work presents an array of poetic figures from the English literary canon, focusing on their lives, contributions, and the circumstances that shaped their artistry. Notable subjects include figures like Edward Young, William King, and John Gay, as Johnson examines both their literary merit and personal experiences. The opening of this work introduces the reader to the premise and structure of the collection, specifically noting that it includes twenty lives of English poets, with particular attention given to Edward Young. Johnson provides a chronological account of poets born in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, such as Samuel Garth, Charles Montague, and William Collins, discussing their literary achievements in relation to their backgrounds and the social dynamics of their time. He sets the stage for a deeper exploration of these writers, hinting at the varied themes and life stories that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism English poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism Poets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 367374 2025-07-02T11:49:55.685011 text/html 370289 2020-05-31T05:56:36 text/html 694626 2025-07-02T11:49:59.860479 application/epub+zip 698467 2025-07-02T11:49:56.382039 application/epub+zip 189550 2025-07-02T11:49:56.023048 application/epub+zip 817556 2025-07-02T11:50:02.852485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 785102 2025-07-02T11:49:59.449493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277533 2022-09-03T03:52:11.811419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350508 2025-07-02T11:49:55.336111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 350733 2020-05-31T05:56:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19230 2025-07-02T11:50:02.979462 application/rdf+xml 28673 2025-07-02T11:49:56.097038 image/jpeg 4128 2025-07-02T11:49:56.060019 image/jpeg 134835 2020-05-31T06:04:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 694791 2020-05-31T06:04:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 698591 2025-07-02T11:49:55.727047 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia