Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... character , dialogue and plot . After this experience he never wrote another drama , perhaps because of the extended effort it required , but he did write frequently on the theatre , starting in the Gentleman's Magazine and the Rambler ...
... character , dialogue and plot . After this experience he never wrote another drama , perhaps because of the extended effort it required , but he did write frequently on the theatre , starting in the Gentleman's Magazine and the Rambler ...
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... character well enough to resign himself to his literary abilities . Johnson argues that the detachment found in Pope's poetry was not grounded in his personal life . Johnson includes in his narrative the " history of The Dunciad [ which ] ...
... character well enough to resign himself to his literary abilities . Johnson argues that the detachment found in Pope's poetry was not grounded in his personal life . Johnson includes in his narrative the " history of The Dunciad [ which ] ...
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... character of his " Elegy " I rejoice to concur with the common reader ; for by the common sense of readers ... characters in Gray's " Elegy . " With the major poets , Johnson makes clear that " the paths of glory lead but to the grave ...
... character of his " Elegy " I rejoice to concur with the common reader ; for by the common sense of readers ... characters in Gray's " Elegy . " With the major poets , Johnson makes clear that " the paths of glory lead but to the grave ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
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