Publisher's Synopsis
"Age of Johnson remains the gold standard in long-eighteenth-century literary studies, due to its dedication to the sort of soundness that eschews jargon and trendiness, the notable mixture among its contributors of titans in their fields and new and newish scholars making their marks, its generously expansive book reviews (that can range from about four pages to fifty, but tend to average six or seven), and the emphasis in a great many of its articles on the historical and political contexts of the works and authors studied. David Nunnery, ECCB, on volume 18.
