Dr. Johnson as a Guide to Life

Samuel Johnson was a critic, an essayist, a poet and a biographer. A polymath and a great conversationalist, his intellectual and social curiosity were boundless. Yet he was a deeply melancholy man, haunted by dark thoughts, sickness and a diseased imagination. In his own life, both public and private, he sought to choose a virtuous and prudent path, negotiating everyday hazards and temptations. His writings and aphorisms illuminate what it means to lead a life of integrity, and his experience, abundantly documented by him and by others, is a lesson in the art of regulating the mind and the body.

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General: £14.00 (Members: £12.00, Students: £8.00) Includes post-lecture drinks reception and book signing.

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/yh000064?id=EVENT588663