Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... position , more often than not , is the position of a critical idealist of lofty aim , expectation , and vision . And as his standards for serious writing in the established genres are based on a view of literary art that is pre ...
... position , more often than not , is the position of a critical idealist of lofty aim , expectation , and vision . And as his standards for serious writing in the established genres are based on a view of literary art that is pre ...
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... position with which he found himself partially in agreement was that of the Tories who , think- ing that a larger representation would spread evils rather than cure them , insisted that the king should have more authority over the ...
... position with which he found himself partially in agreement was that of the Tories who , think- ing that a larger representation would spread evils rather than cure them , insisted that the king should have more authority over the ...
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... position which could be characterized as unresponsive to the opportunities offered by his own time . He allowed his zest for life to be thwarted by his con- sciousness of present evils and his fear of worse evils to come . He ...
... position which could be characterized as unresponsive to the opportunities offered by his own time . He allowed his zest for life to be thwarted by his con- sciousness of present evils and his fear of worse evils to come . He ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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