Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... believe , then , that a pastoral should exhibit " the ideas and sentiments of those , whoever they are , to whom the country affords pleasure or employment . " A key to John- son's view is the presence of people , of anyone who likes ...
... believe , then , that a pastoral should exhibit " the ideas and sentiments of those , whoever they are , to whom the country affords pleasure or employment . " A key to John- son's view is the presence of people , of anyone who likes ...
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... believe they can . " He argues " It is the business of every man to try whether his faculties may not happily co - operate with his desires ; and since they whose pro- ficiency he admires , knew their own force only by the event , he ...
... believe they can . " He argues " It is the business of every man to try whether his faculties may not happily co - operate with his desires ; and since they whose pro- ficiency he admires , knew their own force only by the event , he ...
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... believe these were exquisitely psychological phenomena , as he is interested in exploring the darker side of human nature , the inner processes given body by a story's content . Rasselas is frequently such an exploration , with the ...
... believe these were exquisitely psychological phenomena , as he is interested in exploring the darker side of human nature , the inner processes given body by a story's content . Rasselas is frequently such an exploration , with the ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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