Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... writing and re - writing the epic account of his own ex- perience , and certainly not the modern experimental novelist , writing for an effete cult and making a living on literature by arguing that literature is moribund . No - Johnson ...
... writing and re - writing the epic account of his own ex- perience , and certainly not the modern experimental novelist , writing for an effete cult and making a living on literature by arguing that literature is moribund . No - Johnson ...
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... writing of social history and the development of the writing of biography . His knowledge of day to day life was sometimes considered curious , considering the lofty austerity of Mr. Rambler or Dr. Johnson . On the contrary , it formed ...
... writing of social history and the development of the writing of biography . His knowledge of day to day life was sometimes considered curious , considering the lofty austerity of Mr. Rambler or Dr. Johnson . On the contrary , it formed ...
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... writing essays - one can avoid " long trains of consequence , " the exhausting " perusal of antiquated volumes , " and " great accumulations of preparatory knowledge ” —seems to support that suggestion . But the essay writer has his own ...
... writing essays - one can avoid " long trains of consequence , " the exhausting " perusal of antiquated volumes , " and " great accumulations of preparatory knowledge ” —seems to support that suggestion . But the essay writer has his own ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
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