Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... play Irene is based on history ; he took the theme from Knolles ' History of the Turks . The two essays on Irene do not discuss the sources of the play which have been dealt with by David Nichol Smith ( " Johnson's Irene , " Essays and ...
... play Irene is based on history ; he took the theme from Knolles ' History of the Turks . The two essays on Irene do not discuss the sources of the play which have been dealt with by David Nichol Smith ( " Johnson's Irene , " Essays and ...
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... play . Leopold Damrosch is , of course , correct when he tries to account for the reasons " Irene is very boring . " He suggests three " particularly relevant ” ones : " first , the characterization is inadequate and wooden ; secondly ...
... play . Leopold Damrosch is , of course , correct when he tries to account for the reasons " Irene is very boring . " He suggests three " particularly relevant ” ones : " first , the characterization is inadequate and wooden ; secondly ...
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... play seem a whirlwind of action . It features lines that outshine the marvelous dialogue in Sheridan's later play The Critic between Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Christopher Hatton . When Justinianus recognizes his friend Honorius , the ...
... play seem a whirlwind of action . It features lines that outshine the marvelous dialogue in Sheridan's later play The Critic between Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Christopher Hatton . When Justinianus recognizes his friend Honorius , the ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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