Gathering essays by some of the most distinguished scholars in eighteenth-century studies, A Clubbable Man takes as its theme textual and social group formations, while simultaneously honoring the achievements of Greg Clingham. Rounding out the collection are tributes from former students and colleagues, including original poetry.
Gathering essays by some of the most distinguished scholars in eighteenth-century studies, A Clubbable Man takes as its theme textual and social group formations, while simultaneously honoring the achievements of Greg Clingham. Rounding out the collection are tributes from former students and colleagues, including original poetry.
ANTHONY W. LEE is an expert on Samuel Johnson and his circle, mentoring, and intertextuality. He has published more than forty essays on Johnson and eighteenth-century literature and culture, and six books, most recently New Essays on Samuel Johnson: Revaluation, Community and Solitude: New Essays on Johnson’s Circle (Bucknell University Press), and “Modernity Johnson”: Samuel Johnson Among the Modernists. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities, including the University of Arkansas, Kentucky Wesleyan College, the University of the District of Columbia, and the University of Maryland University College, where he also served as director of the English and humanities program. He is currently a visiting lecturer at Arkansas Tech University and lives in Dardanelle, Arkansas.
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Introduction Anthony W. Lee I. Essays on Samuel Johnson and Boswell 1. Mirrored Minds—Johnson and Shakespeare Philip Smallwood 2. The General and the Particular: Pope, Johnson, and Reynolds David Hopkins 3. “The Caliban of Literature”: Spenser, Shakespeare, and Johnson’s Intertextual Scholarship Anthony W. Lee 4. In Silence and Darkness: Johnson’s Verdicts on Artistic Failure Adam Rounce 5. Smollett’s Ramblers and the Law of the Land Aaron Hanlon 6. The Social Life of Thomas Cumming, or “Clubbing” with Johnson’s friend, the Fighting Quaker Robert G. Walker 7. Not "Just a Macheath": Young Boswell and Old Cibber in Boswell’s London Journal 1762–1763 Gordon Turnbull II. Essays on Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture 8. English Historiography and the Development of Secular Autobiography: The Memoir Martine Brownley 9. What Else Did Pope Borrow from Dryden? Cedric D. Reverand 10. Poetic Performances: Pope’s “An Essay on Man” and “Swift’s Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift” John Richetti 11. Swift Shrinks the Duke of Marlborough: Public Delegitimization Though Scale Clement Hawes 12. Trans-Plant Perspectives: Western Gardens, Eastern Views Bärbel Czennia 13. Publishers Can Cause Earthquakes: The Seismic English Enlightenment and Enigmatic Explanations Kevin L. Cope III. Personal Reminiscences 1. Greg Clingham as Teacher and Mentor Dominic Jermey Elaine Wood Caroline Fassett Joseph McNicholas Margaret Williams Erin Labbie Patrick Henry Adam Walker Kang Tchou 2. Greg Clingham and Bucknell University Press Gary Sojka Nina Forsberg Daniel Little James Rice John Rickard 3. Commemoratory Poems “It is rowing without a port.” Notes by Lady Anne Barnard while in South Africa Antjie Krog Frances Towne Kieron Winn An Ode: Alexander Pope Reciprocally Writes an Encomium for Samuel Johnson, Aided by Greg Clingham Emily Grosholz Mother Johnson Harry Thomas Coda Kate Parker Greg Clingham’s Publications Acknowledgments Bibliography About the Contributors Index
Introduction Anthony W. Lee I. Essays on Samuel Johnson and Boswell 1. Mirrored Minds—Johnson and Shakespeare Philip Smallwood 2. The General and the Particular: Pope, Johnson, and Reynolds David Hopkins 3. “The Caliban of Literature”: Spenser, Shakespeare, and Johnson’s Intertextual Scholarship Anthony W. Lee 4. In Silence and Darkness: Johnson’s Verdicts on Artistic Failure Adam Rounce 5. Smollett’s Ramblers and the Law of the Land Aaron Hanlon 6. The Social Life of Thomas Cumming, or “Clubbing” with Johnson’s friend, the Fighting Quaker Robert G. Walker 7. Not "Just a Macheath": Young Boswell and Old Cibber in Boswell’s London Journal 1762–1763 Gordon Turnbull II. Essays on Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture 8. English Historiography and the Development of Secular Autobiography: The Memoir Martine Brownley 9. What Else Did Pope Borrow from Dryden? Cedric D. Reverand 10. Poetic Performances: Pope’s “An Essay on Man” and “Swift’s Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift” John Richetti 11. Swift Shrinks the Duke of Marlborough: Public Delegitimization Though Scale Clement Hawes 12. Trans-Plant Perspectives: Western Gardens, Eastern Views Bärbel Czennia 13. Publishers Can Cause Earthquakes: The Seismic English Enlightenment and Enigmatic Explanations Kevin L. Cope III. Personal Reminiscences 1. Greg Clingham as Teacher and Mentor Dominic Jermey Elaine Wood Caroline Fassett Joseph McNicholas Margaret Williams Erin Labbie Patrick Henry Adam Walker Kang Tchou 2. Greg Clingham and Bucknell University Press Gary Sojka Nina Forsberg Daniel Little James Rice John Rickard 3. Commemoratory Poems “It is rowing without a port.” Notes by Lady Anne Barnard while in South Africa Antjie Krog Frances Towne Kieron Winn An Ode: Alexander Pope Reciprocally Writes an Encomium for Samuel Johnson, Aided by Greg Clingham Emily Grosholz Mother Johnson Harry Thomas Coda Kate Parker Greg Clingham’s Publications Acknowledgments Bibliography About the Contributors Index
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