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Selected Essays (Penguin Classics)
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What Stands Out
Curated Selection
This collection features a thoughtfully curated selection of essays from renowned writers, providing readers with insights into diverse themes and perspectives that enhance their understanding of literature and human experience.
Penguin Classics Quality
As part of the Penguin Classics series, this edition ensures high-quality publishing standards, including comprehensive introductions and notes that enrich the reading experience and provide context for each essay.
Timeless Relevance
The essays included tackle timeless issues and ideas, making them relevant for contemporary readers while fostering critical thinking and reflection on personal and societal challenges throughout history.
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- This volume contains a generous selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as The Rambler in the early 1750s. It was here that he first created the literary character and forged the distinctive prose style that established him as a public figure. Also included here is the best of Johnson's later journalism, including essays from the periodicals The Adventurer and The Idler.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
| Publisher | Penguin Classics |
| Publication date | April 29, 2003 |
| Edition | Revised |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 576 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9780140436273 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0140436273 |
| Item Weight | 15.4 ounces (436.59 grams) |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Dimensions | 5.12 x 1.06 x 7.76 inches (13 x 2.7 x 19.7 cm) |
| Grade level | 12 and up |
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Literature Students
Provides critical insights and a variety of perspectives essential for deep academic understanding of literary concepts.
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Essay Enthusiasts
Ideal for readers who appreciate the art of essay writing and wish to explore classic and modern themes.
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Self-Published Writers
Useful for aspiring authors seeking inspiration and guidance on style, tone, and structure in their own writing.
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Casual Readers
May not appeal to those looking for light, entertaining reading rather than analytical or philosophical essays.
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Selected Essays is a classic collection of essays by the renowned writer Samuel Johnson. Although the style of English Prose may be older, it is something that can be easily adapted to over time. The essays offer deep insights into human nature and provide a Prose explication of Johnson's theme in his poem, THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. These essays are Considered to be masterful and are highly regarded in the literary world. They provide a timeless perspective on life and continue to be relevant even after all these years. Many readers have enjoyed this book, whether it was assigned reading for a class or they discovered it on their own. The author's ability to put himself in someone else's place and provide descriptive and meaningful narratives is highly praised. Readers appreciate the talent and gift of Samuel Johnson as an author. Overall, Selected Essays is a wonderful collection that offers valuable insights into human nature and is highly recommended for anyone interested in classic literature.
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