Samuel Johnson and the Making of Modern England

Samuel Johnson, one of the most renowned authors of the eighteenth-century, became virtually a symbol of English national identity in the century following his death in 1784. Nicholas Hudson's Samuel Johnson and the Making of Modern England examines his contribution to the creation of the modern English identity, focussing on his attitudes towards class, feminism, party politics, the public sphere, nationalism, and imperialism. This book offers an entirely fresh look at Johnson and on the nature of English nationhood.Hudson, Nicholas is the author of 'Samuel Johnson and the Making of Modern England' with ISBN 9780521831253 and ISBN 0521831253.