Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... Choice of Hercules and Cebes ' Table were certainly known to Johnson , and have in fact recently been seen as " the most important single influence on eighteenth - century fiction , " they do not fully explain Johnson's attitude toward ...
... Choice of Hercules and Cebes ' Table were certainly known to Johnson , and have in fact recently been seen as " the most important single influence on eighteenth - century fiction , " they do not fully explain Johnson's attitude toward ...
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... choice , and be content " ) , Johnson helps shift the apparent reason for Rasselas's response : given Nekayah's point , Rasselas might logically recog- nize the futility of further inquiry ; but Imlac's interruption tends to obscure ...
... choice , and be content " ) , Johnson helps shift the apparent reason for Rasselas's response : given Nekayah's point , Rasselas might logically recog- nize the futility of further inquiry ; but Imlac's interruption tends to obscure ...
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... choice of choosing and the choice of deliberating to choose , intensely aware that it matters little what we choose in many cases ( as in Rambler 102 , where the only advantage the cautious have over the negligent in the voyage of life ...
... choice of choosing and the choice of deliberating to choose , intensely aware that it matters little what we choose in many cases ( as in Rambler 102 , where the only advantage the cautious have over the negligent in the voyage of life ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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