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Event
- TITLE:
- Really As It Was: Writing Life of Samuel Johnson
- WHEN:
- 06/ 4/12 - 07/20/12 09:00AM h - 07:00PM h
- WHERE:
- Yale University / Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript - New Haven
- Category:
- Cultural and Society
- Contact phone:
- 203-432-2977
Description
In celebration of the 300th anniversary of his birth in 1709, this exhibition examines the life of Samuel Johnson — author, critic and above all conversationalist — as it was written after his death. Drawing on James Boswell’s correspondence and the manuscript of his Life of Johnson, as well as newspapers, prints and works written and annotated by Hester Thrale Piozzi and others, the exhibition explores the tensions of memory and identity found in the competing lives of one of England’s first literary celebrities.
OPEN UNTIL 5 ON FRIDAYS
OPEN UNTIL 5 ON FRIDAYS
Venue
- Venue:
- Yale University / Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript - Website
- Street:
- 121 Wall St.
- ZIP:
- O6511
- City:
- New Haven
- State:
- CT
- Country:
-
Description
Yale University / Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 121 Wall St. New Haven CT O6511 203-432-2977 Fax
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