Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... facts which those living in the Western Islands would have found ob- vious , failed to do.52 The most obvious fact of Johnson's attempt to recreate the history of these peoples , however , is the failure of an accurate written history ...
... facts which those living in the Western Islands would have found ob- vious , failed to do.52 The most obvious fact of Johnson's attempt to recreate the history of these peoples , however , is the failure of an accurate written history ...
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... facts . One cannot help being struck by the indignant tone with which Johnson de- nounced the legal system then at ... fact that having lived among the poor he considered them human beings ; he knew what it was to starve in London and ...
... facts . One cannot help being struck by the indignant tone with which Johnson de- nounced the legal system then at ... fact that having lived among the poor he considered them human beings ; he knew what it was to starve in London and ...
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... fact , since Johnson gives dates , it is evident that two years elapsed between the letter and the death ; but it is his intention to create an impression of brief hopes dashed , with death hard on their heels . It is a technique that ...
... fact , since Johnson gives dates , it is evident that two years elapsed between the letter and the death ; but it is his intention to create an impression of brief hopes dashed , with death hard on their heels . It is a technique that ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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