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a Brief history of English Literature 塞缪尔·约翰逖 Samuel johnson (1709-1784) Dr Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr Johnson was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, literary critic, biographer, editor and (1709-1784) lexicographer. Contemporary of Cao Xueqin 寥缪尔·约輪逖( Samuel Johnson 常称为约輪博士(Dr. Johnson), 英国历史上最有名的文人之一, 文评家、诗人、散文家、传记家、 词典家于一身,前半生名不经传,但他花了九年 时间独力编出的《约輪字典》( A Dictionary o!f the English language),为他赢得了文名及 博士”的头衔。博斯韦尔( James boswell)后 來为他写的传记《约輸逖传》记录了他后半生的 言行,使其成为家喻户晓的人物。 Early life and education The son of a booker seller born in poverty. 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. 13 months later, a shortage of funds forced johnson to leave oxford without a degree. Early career As the lack of degree, its hard for him to find a job in school, even an ushers 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 whos 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 A Dictionary of the English Johnson began to wrote the dictionary from 1747, and it DICTIONARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE took him 9 vears to finish Though it was widely praised 日T甚 Yw LANAtA日 A积 VELISH EAMNAK and had a huge impact, Johnson didnt gain much money from it. DICTIONARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE T WoRDS a dabal Gun an R LGINALS 命 到了十八世纪中叶,觉大利人有了他们的大词 典:甚至世仇法国人也有了他们的大词典,而英 国居瘘没有! 但意大利文和法文大词典都是国家文学院编 的,特别是法大大词典