Johnson's Dictionary (eBook)

A Modern Selection

Samuel Johnson (Autor)

E. L. McAdam, George Milne (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
480 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-16813-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Johnson's Dictionary first appeared in 1755 and it served as the standard dictionary for more than 150 years. This modern version reduces the original 2,300 pages of definitions to a more manageable length.

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Written virtually single-handedly over a seven-year period by a revered dean of English letters, Johnson’s Dictionary first appeared in 1755. A remarkable monument to the vigor and variety of our language and to the genius of its author, it served as the standard dictionary for more than 150 years and formed the basis for all subsequent English dictionaries. This modern version reduces the original 2,300 pages of definitions and literary examples to a more manageable length, retaining the verbal pleasure and historical curiosity of the original. It features many entries that can no longer be found in most modern dictionaries, with intriguing definitions and examples of usage in the literature of Johnson’s time.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.2.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Sprach- und Wörterbuch / Deutsch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-486-16813-1 / 0486168131
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-16813-5 / 9780486168135