Samuel JohnsonDespite his status as one of the founding fathers of modern English literature, few of Samuel Johnson's works are widely read today. This book suggests that his writings need to be appreciated in the context of contemporary debates over the role and status of literature within a rapidly expanding culture. |
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... English in the early eighteenth century . He argues that the literary culture in which Johnson grew to maturity was a vernacular culture , in that it was largely written in English , but it was a vernacular culture which had developed ...
... English in the early eighteenth century . He argues that the literary culture in which Johnson grew to maturity was a vernacular culture , in that it was largely written in English , but it was a vernacular culture which had developed ...
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... English Poets . He stresses the problems and inadequacies of literal translation , arguing that : All polished languages have different styles : the concise , the diffuse , the lofty , and the humble . In the proper choice of style ...
... English Poets . He stresses the problems and inadequacies of literal translation , arguing that : All polished languages have different styles : the concise , the diffuse , the lofty , and the humble . In the proper choice of style ...
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... English literature but also embodies his ambivalent attitude to language . He was simultaneously anxious to extend ... English , as opposed to Latin or Greek , classics . Sidney , Shakespeare , Dryden , Addison , and Pope were seen as ...
... English literature but also embodies his ambivalent attitude to language . He was simultaneously anxious to extend ... English , as opposed to Latin or Greek , classics . Sidney , Shakespeare , Dryden , Addison , and Pope were seen as ...
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London and The Vanity of Human Wishes | 1 |
The Rambler and the Idler | 25 |
The Dictionary | 39 |
Copyright | |
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