The Vanity of Human Wishes: The Tenth Satire of Juvenal Imitated is a poem by the English author Samuel Johnson. It was written in late 1748 and published in 1749 (see 1749 in poetry). It was begun and completed while Johnson was busy writing A Dictionary of the English Language and it was the first published work to include Johnson's name on the title page.
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| - The Vanity of Human Wishes: The Tenth Satire of Juvenal Imitated is a poem by the English author Samuel Johnson. It was written in late 1748 and published in 1749 (see 1749 in poetry). It was begun and completed while Johnson was busy writing A Dictionary of the English Language and it was the first published work to include Johnson's name on the title page. (en)
- La vanità degli umani desideri è una satira scritta da Samuel Johnson. Venne composta nel 1749, nel periodo in cui era impegnato nella compilazione di A Dictionary of the English Language. Questo componimento poetico è stato il primo lavoro ad essere pubblicato con il nome di Johnson stampato sul frontespizio. (it)
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| - The Vanity of Human Wishes: The Tenth Satire of Juvenal Imitated is a poem by the English author Samuel Johnson. It was written in late 1748 and published in 1749 (see 1749 in poetry). It was begun and completed while Johnson was busy writing A Dictionary of the English Language and it was the first published work to include Johnson's name on the title page. As the subtitle suggests, it is an imitation of Satire X by the Latin poet Juvenal. Unlike Juvenal, Johnson attempts to sympathize with his poetic subjects. Also, the poem focuses on human futility and humanity's quest after greatness like Juvenal but concludes that Christian values are important to living properly. It was Johnson's second imitation of Juvenal (the first being his 1738 poem London). Unlike London, The Vanity of Human Wishes emphasizes philosophy over politics. The poem was not a financial success, but later critics, including Walter Scott and T. S. Eliot, considered it to be Johnson's greatest poem. Howard D. Weinbrot called it "one of the great poems in the English language". (en)
- La vanità degli umani desideri è una satira scritta da Samuel Johnson. Venne composta nel 1749, nel periodo in cui era impegnato nella compilazione di A Dictionary of the English Language. Questo componimento poetico è stato il primo lavoro ad essere pubblicato con il nome di Johnson stampato sul frontespizio. Il sottotitolo specifica che si tratta di una imitazione della X Satira: "Il desiderio sbagliato è fonte di sofferenze" del poeta latino Giovenale. A differenza di Giovenale, Johnson cerca di mostrare comprensione per i suoi soggetti poetici. Inoltre, la poesia sulla scia di Giovenale si concentra sulla futilità umana e sulla ricerca della grandezza ma conclude indicando nei valori Cristiani la base per un corretto vivere. Questo componimento rappresenta la seconda imitazione di Giovenale (la prima è stata London del 1738. A differenza di London, La vanità degli umani desideri fa prevalere i temi filosofici su quelli politici. Quest'opera non fu un successo dal punto di vista finanziario, ma in seguito i critici, tra cui Walter Scott e T. S. Eliot, lo considerarono come la più importante opera in versi di Johnson. (it)
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