Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... criticism than the consistency of his belief that criticism should aim to inculcate a sound apprecia- tion of literature . Criticism can accomplish this purpose , best , he feels , by pointing to the truth which a work of literature ...
... criticism than the consistency of his belief that criticism should aim to inculcate a sound apprecia- tion of literature . Criticism can accomplish this purpose , best , he feels , by pointing to the truth which a work of literature ...
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... criticism . In two later Rambler essays , Nos . 92 and 93 , Johnson defines the task of criticism in language somewhat more direct and considerably more typical of his writing . In No. 92 , he remarks : It is , however , the task of ...
... criticism . In two later Rambler essays , Nos . 92 and 93 , Johnson defines the task of criticism in language somewhat more direct and considerably more typical of his writing . In No. 92 , he remarks : It is , however , the task of ...
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... criticism and presides over a critical society of his own . As a detailed and scathing satire of contemporary criticism , this sketch is a vivid revelation of Johnson's position . He had no use for the trite theories current in this day ...
... criticism and presides over a critical society of his own . As a detailed and scathing satire of contemporary criticism , this sketch is a vivid revelation of Johnson's position . He had no use for the trite theories current in this day ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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