Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... seems as a dream that has left nothing behind . My memory grows confused , and I know not how the days pass over me . " " 9 This , from a period when he became " an author by profession , without pen , ink , or paper . " 10 His best ...
... seems as a dream that has left nothing behind . My memory grows confused , and I know not how the days pass over me . " " 9 This , from a period when he became " an author by profession , without pen , ink , or paper . " 10 His best ...
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... seems to concede that such young hope is natural and necessary . Imlac , the philosopher / poet , and his ally the astronomer , likewise cling to their hopes at the end of the narrative , but theirs are very different . Already exposed ...
... seems to concede that such young hope is natural and necessary . Imlac , the philosopher / poet , and his ally the astronomer , likewise cling to their hopes at the end of the narrative , but theirs are very different . Already exposed ...
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... seems to me , provides an effective way of testing the validity of these criticisms . It is a part , though a largely unnoticed part , of the Life , perhaps all the more relevant because it has been unnoticed . Whatever criticisms apply ...
... seems to me , provides an effective way of testing the validity of these criticisms . It is a part , though a largely unnoticed part , of the Life , perhaps all the more relevant because it has been unnoticed . Whatever criticisms apply ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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