泛读与 Unit 8--The Life of Samuel Johnson.pptVIP

The Life of Samuel Johnson A Brief Introduction of Samuel Johnson He eventually received a degree just before the publication of his Dictionary in 1755, Oxford University awarded Johnson the degree of Master of Arts. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1765 by Trinity College Dublin and in 1775 by Oxford University. Early Life and Education He was born in poor as a son of a bookseller. Johnson demonstrated signs of great intelligence as a child. His long education as a teenager was constant, and he all excelled in them. At the age of 19, he entered Pembroke College, Oxford. Only studied in Oxford for 13 months, a shortage of funds forced Johnson to leave Oxford without a degree. Early Career As the lack of degree, it’s hard for him to find a job in school, even an usher’s position. He eventually found employment as undermaster at a school after his father died in poverty and illness. His career was not so prosperous in this time, and he also suffered the illness. In 1734, his close friend Harry Porter died and Johnson married the widow, who’s got three children, in the next year. He lived on Tetty’s money in his early years. In 1735, while worked as a tutor, he applied for the position of headmaster, failed. In the autumn, he opened Edial Hall School as a private academy. He only had 3 pupils. The school finally closed. A Dictionary of the English Language Johnson began to wrote the dictionary from 1747, and it took him 7 years to finish it. Though it was widely praised and had a huge impact, Johnson didn’t gain much money from it. 18?inches (46 cm) tall 20?inches (51 cm) wide 42,773 entries, to which only a few more were added in subsequent editions sold for the extravagant price of ￡4 10s, perhaps the rough equivalent of ￡350 today His patronage In preparation for the wo