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Biographical note
Robert DeMaria is Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English at Vassar College, where he teaches Old English and the History of English as well as Eighteenth-century British Literature. In 1986 he published Johnson's Dictionary and the Language of Learning His British Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology in the Blackwell Anthologies series is forthcoming."DeMaria's excellent revision of Johnson the scholar..." <i>TES</i> <p>"DeMaria is himself a fine commentator, and some of his paraphrases outshine the originals..." <i>Bostonia</i></p> <p>"DeMaria's scrupulous patient exploration of the career in all its aspects is - right down to his book's informative and skillful Notes and Index - a heroic undertaking. He has carried it out beautifully." <i>Professor William H. Pritchard, Amherst</i></p> <p>"DeMaria's penetrating biography..." <i>Gwin J. Kolb</i></p> <p>"Balanced, incisive, and wide-ranging..." <i>Bruce Redford</i></p> <p>"Robert DeMaria has written a learned and at times provocative work which undoubtedly adds to our understanding of the great man." <i>The Times</i></p> <p>"Robert DeMaria has very nearly done it ... a thoroughly serious, even solemn Johnson." <i>Keith Walker, TLS</i></p> <p>"This is a fine and original critical account." <i>Literary Review</i></p> <p><br /> "A pleasantly written, useful introduction to Johnson's writing." <i>Library Journal</i></p> <p><br /> "A very readable account." <i>Times Educational Supplement</i></p> <p>"Johnson observed that people require reminding more often than instructing. Demaria's study provides both." <i>Magill's Literary Annual 1994</i></p> <p>"Demaria's biography is a balanced book, and - as one might expect - a learned one." <i>Studies in English Literature 1500-1900</i></p> <p>"An erudite, fact-packed work that delves into the social context for Johnson's writing." <i>The Observer</i></p> <p>"Anyone wishing to enjoy a highly readable and informative book on Johnson should find a copy of Robert DeMaria's <i>The Life of Samuel Johnson, A Critical Biography.</i> Even the most ardent Johnsonian will learn something new, and it can be recommended to students without qualification... Most of the facts of Johnson's life are well known; DeMaria uses them to guide us on a journey through Johnson's intellectual landscape. <i>Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association</i></p>