James Boswell Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach James Boswell.

  • 4 Biographies
  • 2 Literature Criticisms
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Biographies (4)

1,565 words, approx. 6 pages
The Scottish biographer and diarist James Boswell (1740-1795), who wrote The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., published in 1791, ranks as the greatest biographer in the history of Western literature. Hi... Read more
12,698 words, approx. 43 pages
James Boswell is important for several reasons. His biography of Samuel Johnson is undoubtedly his most celebrated work, and for it he has traditionally been assigned pride of place among biographers.... Read more
7,070 words, approx. 24 pages
James Boswell's impact on the development of biography as a genre and on the understanding of the requirements for good biographical writing can hardly be overstated. The discovery of Boswell's journa... Read more
13,461 words, approx. 45 pages
Biography EssayJames Boswell is important for several reasons. His biography of Samuel Johnson is undoubtedly his most celebrated work, and for it he has traditionally been assigned pride of place amo... Read more