Samuel Johnson in Historical Context

Author: K. Turner

Source: Essays in Criticism, Volume 53, Number 2, April 2003 , pp. 184-191(8)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Samuel Johnson in Historical Context. Edited by Jonathan Clark and Howard Erskine-Hill. Palgrave. 2002. £50.

Document Type: Book review

Affiliations: 1: Trinity College, Oxford

Publication date: 2003-04-01

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Founded in 1951, by F. W. Bateson, Essays in Criticism soon achieved world-wide circulation, and is today regarded as one of Britain's most distinguished journals of literary criticism. Essays in Criticism covers the whole field of English Literature from the time of Chaucer to the present day. The journal maintains that originality in interpretation must be allied to the best scholarly standards. Moreover, whilst always pursuing new directions and responding to new developments, Essays in Criticism has kept a balance between the constructive and the sceptical, giving the journal particular value at a time when criticism has become so diversified. In addition to the articles, Essays in Criticism has lengthy and searching book reviews, and the 'Critical Opinion' section offers topical discussion on a wide range of literary issues.