Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... turn a mystery into a problem and if his intellectual bent lies that way , he is sure to find in Johnson an author who will not disappoint his wildest expectations . For , paradoxically enough , mysteries and problems are not lacking in ...
... turn a mystery into a problem and if his intellectual bent lies that way , he is sure to find in Johnson an author who will not disappoint his wildest expectations . For , paradoxically enough , mysteries and problems are not lacking in ...
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... turn next , is not to be faulted for indulging the " gen'rous heat " that , properly applied , would force " Science " to yield " her last retreat , " but for his willingness to quit " his ease for fame , " for grandeur . Fame , not ...
... turn next , is not to be faulted for indulging the " gen'rous heat " that , properly applied , would force " Science " to yield " her last retreat , " but for his willingness to quit " his ease for fame , " for grandeur . Fame , not ...
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... turns from question to answer , the terms of our concern alter and turn their values , appearing now with positive or meliorative signification . When " devotion " to the " skies aspires " ( rises and breathes ) and " the sense of ...
... turns from question to answer , the terms of our concern alter and turn their values , appearing now with positive or meliorative signification . When " devotion " to the " skies aspires " ( rises and breathes ) and " the sense of ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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