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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:biography
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| gptkbp:adapted_into |
gptkb:films
stage plays |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:James_Boswell
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| gptkbp:contains |
philosophical discussions
humorous anecdotes biographical sketches of contemporaries conversations with Samuel Johnson letters of Samuel Johnson reflections on friendship reflections on morality reflections on fame reflections on death reflections on education reflections on happiness reflections on society reflections on the nature of happiness reflections on travel reflections on human nature reflections on legacy reflections on politics reflections on culture reflections on religion reflections on literature reflections on the arts reflections on language reflections on the passage of time reflections on the nature of love reflections on the nature of truth anecdotes about Samuel Johnson reflections on literature's role in society reflections on the nature of biography reflections on the nature of civilization reflections on the nature of community reflections on the nature of culture reflections on the nature of failure reflections on the nature of family reflections on the nature of friendship reflections on the nature of humanity reflections on the nature of society reflections on the nature of success reflections on the pursuit of knowledge reflections on the role of the biographer reflections on the relationship between author and subject |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely praised
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| gptkbp:dedicated_to |
gptkb:Lord_Chesterfield
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| gptkbp:format |
gptkb:book
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| gptkbp:genre |
literary biography
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
18th century England
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Boswell's Life of Johnson
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| gptkbp:influence |
modern biography
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:literary_criticism
biographical writing |
| gptkbp:inspired |
subsequent biographies of literary figures
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:James_Boswell |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
detailed account of Samuel Johnson's life
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| gptkbp:pages |
approximately 1,200
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:The_Life_of_Samuel_Johnson,_LL._D.
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| gptkbp:published |
1791
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| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:Charles_Dilly
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| gptkbp:published_in |
gptkb:London
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| gptkbp:style |
conversational
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
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| gptkbp:translated_into |
multiple languages
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:James_Boswell |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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